The pinnacle matchup between the two teams caught the attention of the whole world!

The Guardian is optimistic about Chelsea's victory: "Barcelona's record against Premier League teams is not good, especially against Chelsea, so as long as Chelsea play their own cooperation and suppress Messi, they have a good chance of winning at home!" ”

Barcelona's media will not show weakness: "The forward line led by Messi has proved that they are the best strikers in the world today with one goal after another, such a Barcelona, who can win with pride?" ”

The Spanish sports newspaper took out Jones's words and joked: "'If Messi scores at Stamford Bridge, then I can score at Camp Nou!'" Jones is so arrogant, isn't he just doing well in half a season in the Premier League! He lifted himself to the same height as Messi! He is just borrowing Messi to elevate himself! Lower! ”

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It was a gloomy day in London, with a hint of rain before the game, but that didn't stop the crowd at Stamford Bridge, which was bustling with Chelsea and Barcelona fans waiting to get in.

Chelsea fans chatted with their friends about their opinions: "The Spanish media are so arrogant, they think so much down on us, so down on Jones! Damn, we're going to teach them a hard lesson tonight, and Jones will prove with a goal that he's better than Messi! ”

His companion exclaimed: "Yes, we will definitely teach Barcelona a good lesson, Jones will definitely help us have the last laugh!" ”

"Jones scored a horrific 53 goals in the Premier League and 13 in the Champions League group stage, and he needs to borrow Messi's fame to get to the top? What a joke! ”

His companion also said angrily: "We are unbeaten in the league and the Champions League now, are we just lucky?

Even with a number of of our key players out injured, Jones was able to lead Chelsea to victory on his own, but that doesn't prove anything! ”

Messi has been strong this season, scoring 46 goals in all competitions, five more goals than Ronaldo so far, and three goals ahead of Ronaldo in La Liga's top scorers!

But it's a bit bleaker compared to Jones' stats, who have already scored a horrific 72 goals in all competitions!

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In the away team's dressing room, the atmosphere was calm, there was neither the tension before the big game, nor the relaxed laughter.

Chelsea's so-called unbeaten, they are also unbeaten in the league and in first place, Valverde announced the starting line-up for this game: goalkeeper No. 1 Ter Stegen, defender No. 18 Alba, No. 23 Umtiti, No. 3 Pique, No. 20 Roberto, No. 5 Busquets at the back, No. 2 Iniesta at left wing-back, No. 4 Rakitic at left wing-back, No. 15 Paulinho in the front, No. 9 Suarez at the forward, No. 10 Messi.

He continued: "We have two goals tonight, firstly, we want to score away goals and secondly, we want to get out of here with all our might. ”

After hearing this, Pique said directly: "Coach, in fact, our goal should be to win!" ”

Sergio Busquets nodded the same and said: "That's right, we're going to take away a win at Stamford Bridge tonight!" ”

Messi lowered his head, and no one knew his psychology at the moment.

Barcelona has a strong confidence to win when it encounters any team, and the good thing is that there is no problem with the team's self-confidence, and the bad thing is that there is trouble if the confidence is too much.

Valverde said softly: "It's a very good idea, but we can't underestimate Chelsea, their unbeaten run is nothing, but it shows that they have a lot of quality. ”

Valverde did not play with all the main players, such an arrangement, Barcelona is not very difficult to complete, and the chance of injury to players will be reduced, a coach can not only look at the current game, he must consider it all.

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The atmosphere in the home dressing room is lively, they are now invincible in the Premier League and they are desperate to prove themselves in Europe!

Kodic also knows that he can't dampen the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the players at such a time, and he should also encourage and support the players, after all, their opponent is Barcelona, which is in its prime.

Koudic began to speak, and the dressing room slowly quieted down: "I will now announce the starting line-up, goalkeeper: Courtois; 3 defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Toni Rudiger; Four midfielders: Moses, Cesc Fabregas, N'Golo Kante, Marcos Alonso; Forwards: Jones, right winger Eden Hazard, on the left is Pedro, who has been doing well lately! ”

The injured main players David Luiz and Cahill, as well as Costa did not have the opportunity to play, and the three players recruited in the winter were not starters, after all, they did not cooperate with their teammates very well, and a passing team like Barcelona would have suffered too much in the last game, Segura and Giroud were in the bench, and Costa was recuperating from injury!

After arranging the starting line-up, Kodic made tactical arrangements and finally emphasized: "Barcelona is often very difficult to play against physically strong teams, which is why they have drawn two consecutive games in the first few rounds, although we are not a team that plays with the body, but our Premier League team, the players are still better than them in physical confrontation."

So, tonight we're going to disrupt their attacking rhythm with our bodies!

Only then will we have the opportunity to take control of the game into our own hands! ”

He looked at several midfielders and said: "The battle for midfield tonight will determine the final victory, and your task is very heavy!" ”

Moses, Kante, Cesc Fabregas, and Max Alonso exchanged glances and nodded.

After Kodic's explanation, the substitutes hugged the starters, and Jones and the 11 men walked out of the locker room.

Koudic came to Azpilicueta, who was wearing the captain's armband, and patted him on the shoulder and said: "You don't put too much pressure on yourself in this game, this kind of game, a lot of time is compared to the mentality of the leader. ”

Azpilicueta nodded and said, "Coach, don't worry, I know what to do. ”

Kodic continued: "If Barcelona are allowed to walk away from home, then we will be greeted with a difficult second leg away game! ”

Then Kodic also left the dressing room, Azpilicueta looked at his back and shook his head, and said in his heart: "I will not let them go out of the way, to win the game, this is the wish of all of us, and it is my wish!" ”

Both starters were in the tunnel, with Cesar Azpilicueta at the front of the squad as Chelsea's current captain, and Barcelona's current captain Andres Iniesta on the other side.

Nickiesta is nicknamed Xiaobai by Chinese fans, he is modest, he has fought for the red and blue team all his life, he has always been the world's top midfield master, and he is a Barcelona player who can win applause at the Bernabeu, and his ability and critical moments in the tournament are undoubtedly trustworthy!

Xiaobai at his peak is definitely a historical-level midfielder, the pillar of the Dream Three Dynasty, no matter how he encircles and suppresses, he can't be killed, and now Xiaobai is still an indispensable figure in Barcelona, but it is still down compared to the peak, and there is no good partner Xavi around him, and he can't fully undertake the task of organizing alone, and he needs Messi to withdraw to help organize.