202 Final 1
"It's hard for us to say who will win!" Pep Guardiola laughed, it's really hard to say, Trapani's results this season are shocking to him, and he doesn't know where this Trapani team ends, European champion?! Why not?!
However, Barcelona is also in a period of stability under the leadership of Rijkaard, the technical and tactical style of play, the personnel state is very stable, and they also have enough quality to go to that key, on the way to the final they eliminated Chelsea, Benfica, Milan, the road forward is not easier than Trapani.
"Then Pep, who do you think is stronger on paper!" The narrator asked again.
"Probably in terms of experience, Barcelona are even better, they have a unique temperament!" Guardiola said that temperament is the heritage of a giant, and in his opinion, Trapani is not a giant after all!
But as far away as Italy, Lombardo, another old minister of Trapani, did not see it that way.
"I think we have a good chance of winning the Champions League, Trapani has been better than Barcelona in terms of form all season, they are young, they are full of fighting spirit and they never say never!"
'Now Trapani is injury-free, no suspensions, full personnel, Deschamps has a lot of options and I'm sure he'll do well!'
Inside the Stade de France.
"Will we win?!" Miusa sat down beside Hugo and asked Hugo.
"Of course we're going to win! Because we're already the best team right now! Hugo winked with a smile.
"Not even Real Madrid?!" Mu Shasha also understands the ball now, and she also knows that the Galactic Battleship is star-studded.
Hugo couldn't help but want to laugh, what is the effect of Galeries Lafayette's policy?! Hugo doesn't know how to define it, if you want to say defeat, don't count, they won the Champions League. To talk about success, the honors in recent years are pitiful.
"Real Madrid just has a lot of stars!" Hugo pouted in disdain.
But in his heart, he has another idea, Lafayette's methods are worth learning from him, let's talk about La Liga, what is La Liga? It has always been under Serie A, but the Galactic Battleship at Galeries Lafayette has achieved great reputational success.
Galeries Lafayette will say that Real Madrid is the best team in the world, well, in the selection at the beginning of the century, they Real Madrid was the first place, but their results are not supported in recent years, but rely on ancient history!
I'm sorry, Hugo is not happy when he thinks about this, don't you just have a rich father, compared to the last ten years, your Real Madrid side stand on the sidelines!
Hugo can't help it, Lafayette elevates the status of Real Madrid, coupled with the means of money, so that the stars flock to it, he also spends a lot of money, and he is also breaking the rules of the market, but who the fuck is going to find his stubble?!
Thinking of this, Hugo thought of G14, G14 is a coalition of European giants, and the meaning of his existence is to protect the interests of giants, and from time to time to do against UEFA.
Galeries Lafayette is good at dancing in this organization and has a very good relationship with many presidents, so the leaders of European clubs naturally do not want to trouble him, and there is no trouble with Abramovich and Hugo, who are called nouveau riche.
"Gigi, what are you thinking?! The ball game is almost here! Miao Shasha patted Hugo, her boyfriend was sometimes a little inattentive, and sometimes he was wandering.
"Oh, oh, didn't think anything! Let's watch the ball! Hugo came back to his senses, "Let me see who they started today!" ”
The starting line-up is not hard to guess at all, and the positions between the main and substitute positions of Rijkaard and Deschamps' teams throughout the season are relatively clear, and only a few positions are difficult to say.
On Barcelona's side, it is still 433, this formation is their routine, as if it is their tradition, many coaches who are managers in Barcelona like to use this formation, because this is the legacy left by Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, and Barcelona prefers to invite Dutch coaches, in which Cruyff will play a key role.
Goalkeeper: Valdés
Defender: Oleg, Pjor, Marquez, Van Bronckhorst
Midfielder: Van Bommel Edmil Sendeko
Forward: Ronaldinho Giulierto'o
Xavi is missing from the squad, who was the brainchild of midfield under Rijkaard, but he suffered a torn ligament in his left knee in December last year and has not fully recovered from the injury until now.
It was because of his injury that Edmilson came to the top, and now Barcelona's squad feels tougher defensively, and Xavi was only on the bench in this game, and it was confirmed before the game that he was unlikely to play.
But at present, Barcelona's formation has been skillfully operated for half a season, and the midfield energy is not small.
Trapani's side is still 442.
Goalkeeper: Kameni
Defender: McConn Barzalisa Muel Jankulovski
Midfielder: Ribery, Essien, Pizarro, Messi
Forward: Tonik Loseze
Trapani's formation has been used almost all season, during Toney's injury, Deschamps only played 433 for a while, and after Toney's return, he immediately adjusted the formation back, and in general, this lineup looks heavy on attack and light on defense, but in fact their defensive ability is not bad at all.
Today's Barcelona is worse than Trapani in height, Trapani's set-piece dominance will not be too much of a problem, they need to be careful of Barcelona's fast-paced attack and small-scale passing and cutting coordination, which is particularly dangerous for Trapani when switching between attack and defense, Barcelona's forward line is a fast horse, flexible and technical, African cheetah Eto'o is not a decoration on the front line.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Champions Cup, this year's 51st edition of the final is back in Paris, where the inaugural final was held. After 246 days and 124 games, Barcelona, who scored the most goals, and Trapani, who had the second most, reached the final match.
This is the fifth time Barca have reached the Champions League final, with the previous only title coming in 1991-92. In the European final, Barcelona have faced English teams three times, and the result is not a win. They were against Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa in the 1980 and 1983 Super Cups, and in the 1990/91 Cup Winners' Cup final against Manchester United. Rijkaard hopes to become the fifth man to win the trophy as a coach and then as a player.
As for Trapani, this is their first Champions League final in their 100-year history, they were eliminated in the group stage last season, and this season under the leadership of Didier Deschamps made a comeback to the final, if they can win the trophy, it will be the first time in history to lift the Big Ears Cup, and manager Didier Deschamps could become the first French manager to lift the Champions League trophy, and of course he could become the fifth person to lift the trophy as a manager and player.
Both teams have players who have played for each other, Deco on Barcelona's side used to play in Trapani for a season, but unfortunately Hugo at that time broke his money in half, obviously he had reached an agreement with Porto, but then he regretted it, and it was not easy to want Deco to come back.
Before the game, Deco, an honest man, also said that he had a good time in Trapani and felt very happy!
If Hugo read this passage, he would definitely be moved by Deco, you are such a good person, Mendes didn't tell you that I actually watered you?!
On Trapani's side is Kluivert, who was the leader of Barcelona at a low ebb, but he was a little unhappy when he left Barcelona, of course, Kluivert did not say anything bad about his old club, but just refused to be interviewed by reporters.
The pre-match theatrical performance has ended, the players of both sides have completed the pre-match ceremony, and with the whistle of the Norwegian referee Asun, the game officially began.
Speaking of referees, you can't talk about the referee, the referee of this game was originally Asson's compatriot Bogan, but the referee was photographed wearing a Barcelona jersey before the game, so the topic of public opinion was unfavorable to him, saying that he was a Barcelona fan.
Didier Deschamps said at his press conference that this is not a problem, and he believes that Bogan will not be partial to his opponents even if he is a real Barcelona fan.