71. The Challenge of Team Cosmos

March 17th. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

When Chingoud trotted all the way into Bracker's training camp, he noticed something obvious abnormalities in his teammates today.

"Nevin," he slapped the distraught Subotic on the buttocks, "Did your girlfriend run away with someone else?" Why do you have a bitter face? ā€

The Sevilla defender frowned: "Didn't you watch yesterday's draw?" ā€

"Look, ......" Qin Gude immediately understood the mood of his teammates.

"That's Barcelona, God!" Grosskreutz also clutched his head and wailed, "They just beat Bayer Leverkusen 10-2!" And we only played Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 this season, home and away! ā€

"So...... Should Barcelona beat us 8-1? Qin Gude couldn't help but laugh, "Please, Kevin, the football game is not addition and subtraction. ā€

During the training, Qin Gude also observed his teammates and found that the state of these people was obviously divided into two factions.

On the one hand, led by Grosskreutz, Subotic, Kyle, Kuba, and Barrios, they were too afraid of Barcelona as an opponent, and even simple training movements were a little deformed - although Barrios was stimulated by Qin Goode to become relatively positive, his original personality has not changed because of this.

On the other hand, Lewandowski, Gotze, Royce, Bender, and Hummels are dominant, and after learning that they are about to go head-to-head with the best team of the day, their fighting spirit has become more and more motivated, and their motivation for training has also increased greatly.

They are hungry to play against the best teams in the world, and even to beat them on their home turf!

As a morale-boosting manager, Klopp certainly has his disciples in mind, and he made a point of mentioning it later in his intensive lecture.

"I don't think anyone knows who our next Champions League opponent is, right?" Jurgen Klopp lifted his chin and his sharp gaze swept over each player, "That's right, it's Barcelona." ā€

'There's nothing to worry about, they're the defending champions of the last edition, they've got a lot of experience, they've won the Champions League twice in three years, and they're at the top of their game. And we're only on this stage for the first time, and to be in the top eight is beyond the expectations of the board, and even if we lose, it's not a big deal, and they're going to give us a pretty big Champions League bonus, haha. ā€

He made a small joke and gently unloaded some of the psychological burden of the players.

"But at least we can't be as embarrassed as Bayer Leverkusen, not only losing on the field, but also chasing Barcelona's Messi for the jersey before the game is over, and several teammates even fought for the jersey and lost face in front of the whole world......" Klopp shrugged, "You must promise me not to do such a thing, okay?" ā€

"Hahaha, of course, chief." Captain Kyle smiled and nodded.

"We have backbone, Coach!" His teammates behind him also shouted.

"Very good," Marshal Dort looked into the eyes of his disciples and grinned slightly, "but if we can force them to draw or even defeat them, Messi and his teammates may be able to take the initiative to send their jerseys to us, right?" ā€

He has succeeded in stirring up the fighting spirit in the hearts of other players.

Under Klopp's provocation, Dortmund comfortably repelled Werder Bremen with three goals in the league that afternoon.

Werder Bremen are fifth in the season and can be considered a strong team this year, but before this game, four absolute main players, including goalkeeper Wiese, were out due to injury, and the first striker Pizarro was unable to play due to suspension, both attack and defense were greatly reduced, and the substitute starters could only be stung by the Hornet.

Rather than show mercy against a crippled Bremen starter, he scored a goal in each half to extend his league goals to a full 20 goals this season – the first time he has reached 20 goals in a single season since he became a professional, and there are still eight league games to come.

With 20 goals, he surpassed team-mate Robert Lewandowski with 18 goals to become the team's top scorer, and he is second in the Bundesliga scoring chart behind Bayern Munich's Gomez and second with Schalke's Huntelaar, while he also leads the league assists chart with 14 assists.

With 7 rounds left in the league, it was the first time that Qin Gude was so close to the league's golden boot that he could almost reach it. He suddenly felt ...... You can try to hit the Bundesliga scorer's little steel cannon.

Klopp seemed to think the same way, so after consulting him and examining his physical condition, Qin Goode started in the league in a row.

A week later, Borussia Dortmund thrashed Cologne 6-0 at home stadium.

Jurgen Klopp still only sent a half-main and half-rotation lineup in this league, Barrios, who returned to the start, scored a hat-trick, and the core Qin Goode handed over a two-goal and one-pass report card.

Not only did he beat the Paraguayan striker to become the best player in the Bundesliga in the 27th round, but he also moved one step further in the league scorer charts, tied with Gomez for first place.

By this time, however, his mind was not on the small steel cannon that was so close at hand, and he, like his team-mates, had already focused on the upcoming Champions League opponents.

On the afternoon of March 25, the reigning champion of the Champions League, the unprecedented six-time champion in 2009, the five-time champion who continued to dominate Europe in 2011, the current No. 1 Cosmos team, the Dream Three team, and the Spanish super giants, Barcelona arrived in the Ruhr area of Germany three days ahead of schedule.

They weren't stupid enough to borrow a training ground from their opponents, so they made it their home in Gelsenkirchen, just 50 kilometres from Dortmund, home of Borussia Dortmund's rivals Schalke 04, one of the few in European football.

As the king of world football in recent years, the whole Barcelona team was warmly welcomed by the citizens of Gelsenkirchen.

However, the Schalke players managed to keep their dignity, and they did not bow down to the players of the Dream Three team represented by Messi - after all, the main players led by Raul and Huntelaar are all from Real Madrid.

But there is no rivalry between the two sides, the former Prince of the Bernabeu and Barcelona captain Puyol hooked shoulders and talked happily, and he is also qualified to accept the greetings of Messi, Busquets, Pedro and other young players as a senior.

In an interview, Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola revealed a strong sense of confidence.

"Yes, Borussia Dortmund are very strong and we are very serious about this game, so we came three days early to adapt to the climate in Germany," said the world number one manager, who was already on the verge of being bald, as humble as ever, and praised the strength of his opponents in front of the camera, "to be able to finish first in the Bundesliga for two consecutive seasons already shows the quality of the players under Jurgen Klopp, who are now even more formidable than Bayern." ā€

"Messi?" Of course, he will be asked about the key players in the team, "Leo has been in great form lately and to be honest, even I was very surprised by his crazy performances. Now that he's beaten his Champions League scoring record last season, I have reason to believe he will go one step further this season. ā€

"Gu Deqin? There's no denying that he's close to a top player, and there's almost no one to match him in the entire Bundesliga, but he's still too young, it's his first Champions League season, and his team-mates lack a certain amount of experience," Guardiola nodded, "The real test may have just begun." ā€

"The defending champion?" He smiled slightly, "Since the Champions League was restructured, it is true that no team has successfully defended the title, which is a big challenge. ā€

Puyol, who was beside him, came up: "We love this challenge!" (To be continued.) )