No. 721: Barcelona still have hope of qualifying?
Four to two!
Arsenal won at home to Barcelona for the first time since last year, and after the game, Arsene Wenger came to the Barcelona bench to shake hands with Pep Guardiola.
Pep Guardiola was expressionless, he came ambitious, only to return disappointed.
The Arsenal fans at the scene let out a tsunami-like cheer with excitement, and the Barcelona fans slowly returned to reality.
'The only takeaway from the game was two away goals.
'We still have hope and we only need a 2-0 or 3-1 to qualify at home, so it wasn't for nothing tonight.'
"That's right, back at Camp Nou we will definitely play a more dominant game, we will definitely be able to continue to press Arsenal and have a big win at Camp Nou!"
"It shouldn't be a big problem to play Real Madrid 5-0 at Camp Nou and 2-0 against Barcelona, so we have a great chance of qualifying!"
Barcelona fans still have a lot of confidence in their team's promotion.
In their opinion, the score of 4-2 is not enough for Arsenal to advance early, after all, their opponent is Barcelona, which is a strong attack.
Last season, Arsenal travelled to Camp Nou with a four-goal advantage, and everyone thought it would be a game without any suspense - Arsenal would surely progress to the semi-finals.
However, in the second half, Barcelona stubbornly changed the score to four to one and the aggregate score to five to four, thus seeing the hope of qualifying.
Some people say that if it weren't for the big hole that Barcelona dug for themselves in the first leg, they would definitely turn the tables at Camp Nou.
The Catalan TV commentator said: "In terms of possession, Pep Guardiola's Barcelona have the upper hand, reaching 60%, they played their style and Messi also withstood the pressure to complete the goal.
Two goals down for Barcelona is much better than last year. Back at Camp Nou, as long as Barcelona show their attacking power, they will have no problem knocking out Arsenal to advance to the next round!
If you want to find out what Barcelona is not doing well in this game, there is only one, and that is that Chen still has not solved this point and let him score a hat-trick. So after going back, Guardiola has to study carefully and find a way to freeze Chen, which is a key point in whether Barcelona can qualify! ”
The ESPN commentator exclaimed: "The first leg of the battle for the pinnacle is over, and Arsenal won the first leg by virtue of their home advantage 4-2 victory over Barcelona!"
Chen scored another hat-trick and became the first player in history to score a hat-trick against Barcelona in three consecutive games!
God, can you imagine, three hat-tricks in a row against Barcelona!
Chen is worthy of the title of 'Barsac Star'!
I wonder what Florentino and Mourinho are thinking now, and whether they are desperate for Arsenal to win the Champions League this season? ”
The London Business TV commentator exclaimed, "Four to two!" Arsenal once again won at home to Barcelona and he told the world that the Emirates Stadium is the home of the devil!
Chen used a hat-trick to tell the world once again that he is the best star in the world today, and the most comprehensive star in attack and defense!
Messi was once again defeated in a direct conversation with Chen, who told the world that he deserved to be the World Footballer!
Of course, we are not happy now, the two-goal advantage, in the other opponents, can almost declare Arsenal to advance early, but our opponents are Barcelona.
It's scary to go back to Barcelona at Camp Nou, so we have to be prepared for a difficult second leg, which is a very tough game! ”
The Swedish national television commentator said: "Barcelona have definitely improved compared to last season, with two goals at the Emirates Stadium that gave them the basis for a comeback.
However, they were unable to limit Chen's play and allow him to score another hat-trick.
Chen's first goal shocked the world, especially his pick-and-roll, which was simply an art, turning football into an art, a moving art!
Thank you to the players on both sides for giving us six wonderful goals, and thank you to the players on both sides for bringing us a classic scoreline! ”
The NHK commentator said: "The facts tell us that Chen Fan is still unsolved, and the Barcelona defenders can't contain him with all their might."
His three goals, all of them were brilliant and beautiful, the first was a shocking volley, and the third was an earth-shattering super long-range shot!
Barcelona are not bad, they have the upper hand in many statistics, such as possession, passes, pass completion rate, shots, etc., they are ahead of Arsenal.
But these leads still can't help them get out of the way at the Emirates Stadium, because Arsenal has Chen Fan and the Netherlands!
Congratulations to Arsenal on taking a big step towards promotion! ”
The major TV stations summarized the game and looked forward to the situation of the two teams to advance.
On the pitch, players from both sides shook hands with each other, Puyol and Chen Fan gently embraced, and the Barcelona captain wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.
After the World Cup final last July, Puyol and Ramos were invited to represent Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.
Puyol wanted to use this opportunity to send another invitation to Chen Fan.
But he found that there is a logic in this that does not make sense, Chen Fan leaves Arsenal with a premise, which is to help Arsenal win the Champions League.
If Puyol were to extend an invitation to him at this moment, would he be hinting that Arsenal could win the Champions League this season?
So, has he admitted that Barcelona have lost their chance to qualify?
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In his post-match press conference, Pep Guardiola believes his team still has hope of qualifying: "The players did their best and I hope the media will report this game objectively.
The difference of two goals is not an insurmountable gap for Barcelona, and we have half the hope of qualifying! ”
Chen Fan's first goal is sure to dominate the front pages of tomorrow's print media, with Puyol in the background. Pep Guardiola doesn't want to put an extra burden on his captain.
In response to a reporter's question, Guardiola admitted that the failure to contain Chen Fan was the main reason for the defeat: "Chen is a difficult player to contain, especially when he has a strong desire to attack.
His third goal was so sudden that almost everyone didn't expect him to shoot from so far away.
We'll go back and look further into how to contain him, which will be one of the key points in whether we can make the cut! ”
He then praised Messi: "Although Messi has fewer goals than Chen in terms of goals, he performed very well tonight and fully reflected his ability, which will motivate him in the second leg!" ”