Chapter 104: The Second Round
On 30 April, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will begin the following day.
On this day, Barcelona rushed to Paris, where they will play their Champions League semi-final promotion match at the Parc des Princes.
In this game, Barcelona welcomed a lot of expeditionary fans.
Their win at home to Paris Saint-Germain at a time when the team was in a slump couldn't be more morale-boosting.
Moreover, Neymar's absence from this crucial qualifying match has convinced all Barcelona fans that they will be the victorious side.
That's why every Barcelona fan is proud to set foot on Parisian soil, and they just show up with a victorious look.
The reporters who had been waiting at the airport for a long time immediately surrounded the Barcelona players when they saw them.
Messi was surrounded by water, but he did not leave in a hurry, but patiently answered every question.
"I'm sorry for Neymar's injury, a whole Paris is the opponent we need to beat, but in fact, Paris is also very strong now!"
"Easy? Yes, he's a good midfielder and it's fair to say that all the strikers in football today want to have Yi standing behind him, including me. ”
"Sorry, I don't know about Yi's transfer and won't answer any questions about that."
On the other hand, Busquets is also answering questions from journalists.
'Barcelona want to win and we have to withstand the pressure from the Parisian midfield, I know it's difficult but we have to do it.'
'The last game was an accident and we did withstand the pressure, but Neymar's injury was a difficult time for PSG to digest and that gave us a chance to turn the tables around.
"In fact, as far as I personally feel, Yi's single-core ability is far stronger than that of dual-core, a midfielder fully controlled by Yi, they may make some mistakes, but their attack is definitely sharper!"
"Why do you think so?" Busquets couldn't help but smile and said: "I don't think you have a good understanding of how Yi played during the Tottenham period, although he was not as dominant as he is now, but in attack, he was a monster!" ”
"You don't know what's going to be going on in his mind, or even where he's going to kick the ball, it's all unknown."
Speaking of this, Busquets felt as if he was acting too cowardly, and couldn't help but change his words: "Of course, we are not afraid of him, if he thinks that Barcelona's midfield is a soft persimmon, then he is very wrong." ”
When all the journalists were expecting Busquets' harsh words, he said:
"We'll withstand the pressure!"
Journalists: "........"
At the end of the interview, the Barcelona players boarded the bus and drove away.
They have to prepare for the next day's game and they don't have much time to waste.
Despite Neymar's absence from this game, everyone knows that the backbone of this team in Paris is still there.
Yile is still running in the field, which means that Paris Saint-Germain is still the team that is full of attack.
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After a night of silence, the next day, at five o'clock in the afternoon, the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the second round is about to begin.
At this time, the atmosphere of the Champions League is becoming more and more frenetic.
The streets were full of fans from both teams, and they would demonstrate, taunt each other, and there would be some verbal altercations, but surprisingly there was no riot.
After all, some time ago, the riot of Paris and Guingamp fans caused the entire city of Paris to be flooded with special police.
As long as they see the slightest hint of conflict, they will definitely rush over and drag people away as soon as possible.
Under this deterrent, fans on both sides have become a lot more honest.
And France Télévision, too, relayed the news.
Since Paris won the title last year, the ratings of Champions League matches have skyrocketed, and even every Paris match has become the focus of attention.
In this case, the TV station naturally vigorously promoted.
Before this game, the TV station had already warmed up.
At this time, the commentator George was spitting on the importance of the game.
'It's a good idea to be in Paris right now, with Neymar, one of the two key players in the team, and fitness is an issue for them, in which case they need to win at home to get the game, and a draw is unacceptable.
'It's probably the biggest challenge for Paris in recent years, but after two consecutive titles, Paris are in full swing and we can expect a good game from them.'
The voice of the director came from inside George's headphones, and he made a gesture to show that he understood, and then continued:
"Okay, now there's a starting list for both teams ahead."
Paris Saint-Germain (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.
Defenders: Bernart, Kimpembe, Thiago. Silva, Wag.
Midfielders: Mbappe, N'Golo Kante, Yile, Marquinhos, Di Maria.
Striker: Edinson Cavani.
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Barcelona (4-3-3):
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba.
Midfielders: Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Artur.
Forwards: Messi, Suarez, Coutinho.
Seeing the formation of Paris, George praised: "Sure enough, it is the character of Villas-Boas, in the absence of Neymar, he still intends to play attack, yes, we are the backward side, we need to attack to make up for the disadvantage." ”
"It's a formation we're very familiar with, and it's the attacking formation that Paris plays the most, and the whole formation relies on the central midfielder's dispatch to put pressure on the opponent."
"Of course, if it were the other midfielders, there would be no such suppression, but our midfielder is the best in the world!"
When he said this, George couldn't help but raise his chin and show a proud smile.
Although until now, Yile's world's No. 1 midfielder has also been controversial, after all, there is still no big breakthrough in personal honor, but this is also a point that most people admit.
'There are no changes on Barcelona's side, Valverde is still using the same line-up from the previous game, but after all, it is an away game, so we can pay attention to the tactical changes of Barcelona.
At this point, a screen of the player's tunnel will appear on the screen.
"Okay, the two teams are lined up, they are about to enter the field, we can see that the expressions of the players on both sides are very solemn, after all, it is a crucial battle for the promotion of the semi-finals, neither Paris nor Barcelona want to lose this game."
'Thiago, the captain we trust, has always been afraid to guard the penalty area in Paris.
"Keylor Navas, despite his transfer this year, quickly integrated into Paris, and he picked up high and low to block several fatal crises for Paris."
"Wag, nice lad."
"Kimpemby ......"
"Mbappe, well, if it weren't for the fitness problem, I think he would have taken off again in this game."
At this time, a black-haired young man appeared in the camera, and a smile bloomed on his face again, and this smile was like sunshine, sweeping away the shadows in the hearts of Parisian fans.
George also looked at Yi Le in a daze, and after a while, he shook his head and smiled: "Okay, what a reassuring smile this is, I can look forward to Yi's performance in this game!" ”
Seeing Yile's smile, the fans were also full of excitement.
Because, every time, when Yi Le smiled, he was in a state of madness.
A crazy Yile is a monster!
They are now more and more looking forward to how Paris will win this game!
Yes, they never thought about losing!