Chapter 276: Go! Allianz Arena
The whole European media is talking about the 'Yile injury'.
Even many people are criticizing Valverde for letting Yile play in an inconsequential game, causing Barcelona to face such an embarrassing situation.
The next three games are hugely important for Barcelona.
One is about the league and the other is about the Champions League.
In the league, Barcelona and Real Madrid are only three points apart, which is a matter of one game.
The battle for points at the end of the league is imminent, and at this juncture, Yile is injured, although it is not a particularly serious injury, but it determines the subsequent trend of the league.
Yile is the undisputed core of Barcelona today, Yile is unable to play, which means that Barcelona cannot play the strongest strength, the whole system can only barely maintain, and in the face of the powerful Real Madrid, whether it can win the game is a question.
The Champions League on the other side is even tougher.
Bayern Munich have been particularly impressive in this Champions League and they are not an easy team to play against.
In the historical comparison of wins and losses, Barcelona is even more on the underdog, in this case, Yile can not play, which undoubtedly has a huge impact on Barcelona.
It's okay to say if you win, but you're afraid of losing.
If they lose these two games, Barcelona is likely to usher in the embarrassing situation of double reimbursement for the Champions League and the league.
It would also cause their entire year's hard work to come up in a bubble, a situation that every Barcelona person does not want to see.
It's a bad situation, but even so, the game has to go on.
On February 5, Barcelona traveled to Germany to prepare for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
German airports are crowded with journalists, all of whom come for first-hand information.
After a while, the whole Barcelona team finally walked out of the passage, and the reporters also took out their cameras to shoot.
One by one, the Barcelona players came out under the leadership of manager Ernesto Valverde.
Reporters saw Messi, Antoine Griezmann and other players, but their eyes were still looking at the exit, and it was clear that these people were not targeted.
When the Barcelona players came out, they still couldn't see the people they wanted to see.
Yile did not travel with the team, which means that Yile is likely not to be in the squad.
Injuries still affected Barcelona's Champions League ties.
Journalists in Spain were a little frustrated, and some Barcelona fans were even more chilled.
On the other hand, German journalists and Bayern Munich fans were beaming.
Yile's absence is very good news for them.
At the very least, they don't have to deal with that terrifying midfield.
The Barcelona team arrived at the hotel, and along the way, Valverde received a number of interview invitations, all of which he declined.
Valverde was in a bad mood at this time, and he didn't have time to deal with these reporters.
At this point, Valverde didn't have to think about it to know what the reporter wanted to ask.
But for Yile's news, he will never disclose it.
Now, under the diagnosis of the team doctor, Yile is likely to miss the next national derby.
Valverde regretted this, and at the same time scolded Valencia in his heart, in his opinion, all this was Valencia's conspiracy.
Luckily, Yile should be able to make it to the home side in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals.
After all, there is an offseason of almost half a month between the two, which is good news for them.
The most important thing for Barcelona now is to try to be as stable as possible in this game, and they must not be won by a big score.
Even if you can't make a draw, try to hold the goal.
After Yile returns, that's when they show their fangs again.
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On the second day, this is how the Champions League focus battle unfolded.
All eyes from all over the world are focused on it, and the night belongs to Barcelona as well as to Bayern Munich.
It was a pivotal game for fans all over the world.
Whether it's Barcelona or Bayern Munich, whoever wins this game will have the initiative.
However, this game was not fair for Barcelona because their core was not able to play.
After the squad was announced, Barcelona fans began to look for that name, but the truth was destined to disappoint them.
Yi Le did not make the squad, and did not even travel with the team, which means that Yi Le's injury has not improved.
At this time, Barcelona fans are anxious, but they also have to pray that the home team can stabilize the situation, get through this game smoothly, and wait for Yile's return.
However, the European media generally do not think so.
Many people feel that Barcelona, which has lost Yile, is a tiger with its fangs pulled out, and it is not threatening.
In the face of this report, even the media that strongly supported Barcelona weakened a little, although they did not admit it in their mouths, but in their hearts they agreed.
At the brightly lit Allianz Arena, the teams of both sides made their official debut.
The camera is focused on Barcelona's side, and what can be seen is that the expressions of every player are very solemn.
Even Messi, who was standing at the forefront, frowned deeply and looked worried.
In this game, Messi has a heavy task, he needs to support the offensive responsibility of the whole team and try to make up for the vacant position of Yile.
But this is not easy to say, in the new system and tactics, Yile's position is unique, no one can replace it, not even Messi can achieve Yile's dominance.
However, Messi is also a character who does not admit defeat, and he understands that even if he can't make up for it completely, he must try to control the situation and control the score within a certain range.
He didn't want Yile to return to face a Barcelona who were about to be eliminated.
The starting line-ups for both sides are as follows:
Barcelona (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba.
Midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Rakitic.
Forwards: Messi, Suarez, Griezmann.
Bayern Munich (4-5-1):
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer.
Defenders: Davies, Alaba, Boateng, Kimmich.
Midfielders: Goretzka, Thiago, Perisic, Muller, Gnabry.
Forward: Robert Lewandowski.
Both sides have line-ups that characterize their respective leagues.
Barcelona still wants to play passing, and Bayern's tactics are more fiery and more offensive.
Led by the referee, players from both sides came to their respective halves.
Bayern Munich served first.
When the whistle blew, Bayern began to attack aggressively at the first moment.
"Bayern's attacking intentions are very resolute, Lewandowski is putting Barcelona under great pressure at the back, Thiago makes a long pass!! Ah~~~ Pique grabbed the first point to clear the siege. ”
In the PP Sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun continued; "In this game, Bayern Munich's attacking intentions are obvious, they hope to kick a big margin in the first leg and eliminate Barcelona directly."
"Although the ball is back on Barcelona's side now, they still have to be cautious of Bayern's defensive counter-attack, a bad ....."
Before he could finish speaking, Goretzka made a beautiful tackle and then launched a counter-attack.
The ball flew into the space on the right, and there, Muller flew to the ball, cut in as quickly as oil at his feet, and slotted the far corner with the arch of his foot before the Barcelona defender could follow up.
Ter Stegen did not react to the change in time and could only watch as the ball slipped into the net.