QPR has stepped up its preparations.

Luka Modric may be back in time, but Fernandinho, Klose and others will struggle to catch up with the first leg.

Simeone urgently drew Eric from the youth team. Dell as an alternative.

Of course, Dier may not be able to start, Simeone is considering starting at home or using the 4231 formation, playing offensive football, and trying to win the game at home.

Barcelona have a very complete squad and no injuries or suspensions from the main players, so QPR will have to face a 100% committed Cosmos team.

Simeone, however, wanted to play against such a team.

In the past, many teams tried to play against Barcelona, and everyone knows what the consequences are, even Real Madrid was mistreated when they played against Barcelona.

But Ricardo wasn't going to persuade Simeone anything.

It's still a bit of a dream to be a human being, and it must be cool to win Barcelona with attacking football.

In his pre-match press conference, Simeone confidently announced his starting line-up ahead of schedule.

Goalkeeper Handanovic, defenders Sandro, Alderweireld, Miranda, Walker, midfielders Paul Pogba and Nainggran, midfielders De Bruyne, Ricardo on the left, Neymar on the right, veteran Ronaldo single arrow.

Luka Modric didn't fully recover after all, but Simeone decided to put him on the bench anyway. In addition, there were Icardi, Coutinho, Eric on the bench. Dier, Van Dijk, McCone and Courtois.

Not to be outdone, Pep Guardiola announced the starting lineup in advance: goalkeeper Valdés, defenders Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, midfielder Habaibu, Sanchez on the left, Messi on the right, and Huluwa on the striker.

"We don't know much about QPR," Guardiola said, "they are new to the Champions Cup, with ups and downs, and I don't think they can be defined by their performances in the group stage and in the first two knockout games. ”

'I've looked at the footage of their game and Simeone's team played a lot of fun. And just like Messi is at the heart of who we are, Ricardo is also at the heart of QPR. And these two core players are very difficult to freeze. ”

"I'm not going to try to freeze Ricardo in a game, that's not going to happen. I'm more than happy to beat my opponents with overall football. Barcelona's reputation is on the rise, and the QPR are not underdogs, but I believe they can feel the gap between them and the real giants after the two legs. ”

Simeone retorted: "Barcelona are strong this season. They are well ahead of La Liga and have a good chance of winning the title a few rounds ahead. But I don't think Pep Guardiola understands that the Champions League is not La Liga. If he thought the Premier League champions would be as easy to play against as the lower middle and bottom teams in La Liga, he was very wrong. I'd love to make him recognize his mistakes in the game. ”

'We had a major success last season, winning the top flight for the first time in our history and the FA Cup for the first time in our history. We continued to make history this season, reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time and the last eight of the Champions League for the first time. It feels great to make history. My players are enjoying it. We also enjoyed the feeling of meeting a club of Barcelona's level. If you can beat it, that's even better. ”

'I reiterate that I don't expect to win the Champions League or reach the final, I just want to meet Barcelona and beat them.

Guardiola rolled his eyes and responded: "You can keep dreaming. ”

Although QPR and Barcelona met for the first time in history, it was full of gunpowder before the game.

Some fans don't understand why there seems to be a strong confrontation between QPR and Barcelona.

Until the media pointed out: "Last season, Messi missed the Ballon d'Or, and if he wants to relive this honor this season, Ricardo is his biggest opponent." The situation between the two teams in the Champions League will become an important basis for judgment. ”

"Messi himself may not be hostile to Ricardo, but the players and coaches who want to help Messi win the Ballon d'Or again must see Licardo as a thorn in their side, and even QPR is hostile."

"The QPR players and Simeone have similar sentiments towards Barcelona. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are Ricardo's biggest rivals for the Ballon d'Or. ”

However, both Messi and Ricardo have denied hostility towards each other.

"Messi is one of the greatest players of the century, and I'm very happy to be born in the same era as him, to play on the same field, and our rivalry has made football more fans," Ricardo said in an interview. ”

Messi also said: "Licardo is a contemporary football king, and I know how great he is. When I was in La Liga, my confrontation with him was one of the biggest hotspots in the league. I hope that in the next games he can play perfectly and I want to beat him perfectly. Of course, the reality is not necessarily as good as it should be, and it could be that I played perfectly and lost to him. That's the beauty of football, too much uncertainty. Although QRP are new to the Champions League, they are the favourites to win the title. In fact, teams with Ricardo are always favourites. We will do our best to achieve a good result. ”

At 8:45 p.m. on April 2, the world-renowned match kicked off at Loftus Road.

The starting line-ups for both sides were just as announced by the two managers in their pre-match press conferences, and they were proud men who didn't bother to lie.

Before the start of the game, Ronaldo and Ricardo did not greet their former acquaintances. Ricardo and Messi exchanged a look, even if it was a greeting.

As for Pique and Habaibu, these are old rivals, not friends, so there is no need to talk more.

After the start of the game, both teams executed high pressing tactics, relatively speaking, Barcelona pressed more efficiently and controlled the ball more skillfully, so from the perspective of the field, Barcelona had a slight advantage.

But it was the QPR that created the threat first. Just seven minutes into the game, De Bruyne quickly turned and sent a diagonal pass after receiving a cross from Ricardo, Neymar inserted the ball into the penalty area, deducted Pique from a tight angle and hit the near corner, and the ball bounced off the post. Ronaldo followed up with a follow-up shot but was blocked by Mascherano.

The fans let out a sigh of frustration.

"If this goal is scored, QPR will play a lot better in the next game, they just need to shrink their formation and play counter-attack." The narrator sighed as well.

Ricardo didn't think anything, QPR has been unlucky in the past two seasons, but it turns out that QPR can pull off miracles without luck.

Tonight will be no exception.

Mighty Barcelona will surely fall at the Loftus Road Stadium!