Chapter 427: Focus Before the Game

"I'm finally full!" Jones couldn't help but stretch after eating, and at the same time continued: "The captain really didn't lie to me, it's really good!." ”

"After eating, let's go, I see a lot of people notice us." Stella looked left and right and said.

"Well, I said you were so quiet just now...... It's embarrassing that there are outsiders. ”

"Poof~" Stella couldn't help but smile and glanced at Jones.

"That's right, when you and I are with people, you can't be noticed, just act as if they don't exist." Jones took Stella's hand, turned his head and said with a smile: "When you're full, let's have an after-dinner exercise and run!" ”

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Jones put Stella in a taxi and made her way to the team's meeting point.

By the time he arrived, it was already past 9 a.m., and all the team was here ready for tomorrow's Champions League match against Barcelona!

At this time, the outside media also began to hype this game: tomorrow's game is the highlight of the 17/18 season, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, which will be played at the Camp Nou, and Barcelona will play Chelsea at home.

The two teams played 5-4 in the first leg, with Jones and Messi scoring hat-tricks respectively, and there will be only one winner in the second leg.

The two teams have met 13 times in the history of the Champions League, with Barcelona winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 4, with a goal difference of 19 to 19, and the two sides have met in the knockout stages of the Champions League 5 times, with Barcelona advancing 3 times and Chelsea 2 times.

Chelsea and Barcelona are both giants in the Champions League, and the two sides will be battling it out for a place in the quarter-finals, with Chelsea and Barcelona tied 5-4 in the first leg, but for the Blues, their one-goal advantage away from home is clearly not enough, while Barcelona can qualify in a 0-1 situation.

With the birth of his third child, Messi missed the last game against Malaga, this one against Chelsea, Jones will be back and if Messi can score in the game, maybe he will celebrate.

And Jones also said before the first leg that Messi can score a few goals at Stamford Bridge, he can score a few goals at Barcelona, Messi scored a hat-trick, I don't know if Jones can score a hat-trick at Camp Nou.

Barcelona and Chelsea's promotion is significant, and once eliminated, the treble dreams of both teams will be dashed, and the aces of both sides will be Messi and Jones, and their performance in the game will largely determine the outcome of this game.

Chelsea's conditions for this game are a win or a draw, and if Barcelona want to advance, they need to score one more goal at home than Chelsea, but for the game at Barcelona's home stadium, this is not good for Chelsea, in other words, Chelsea, who are known for their defensive counter-attacks, have to attack, because they will be eliminated with just one goal.

Recently, Barcelona's performance has begun to stabilize, and it is no longer like before when it can't win against the weak team, losing several points in a row.

In their last two games, they have beaten league title rivals Atletico Madrid, relegation zone side Malaga and played a friendly against Espanyol.

Dembele's return from injury was also a big key to Barcelona's victory, with perfect foot technique, excellent off-ball running, and quick turnaround and acceleration, all showing Dembele's extraordinary talent and outstanding ability.

Messi has recently had a long break to recuperate, but his total goals in all competitions this season have also been surpassed by Cristiano Ronaldo, and Messi will definitely play again in this Champions League game.

After back-to-back victories over Manchester United and Manchester City, Chelsea beat relegation zone side Crystal Palace in their last Premier League game and now need five wins to defend their title.

For Chelsea, a win in the Champions League will bring them closer and closer to the treble, in terms of injuries, Barcelona's defender Semedo is out due to injury, the main midfielder Andres Iniesta is recovering ideally, and is expected to play this game, the main defender of the visiting team Chelsea, Luiz, is injured and suspended, and Costa has also begun to resume training, but the possibility of playing is very small.

The main key point of this game is that Chelsea need to remain unbeaten in order to win this game, which directly leads to the technical and tactical confrontation, Chelsea is at a passive disadvantage, and the defensive counterattack Chelsea needs to attack and score goals in the face of pass-based Barcelona, which is also conceivable the pressure on Chelsea.

This game is also the last game of the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, so more fans will pay attention to this game, this game is also the current top of La Liga Barcelona hosts Chelsea at the top of the Premier League, the key to this game is whether Messi or Jones can help their team eliminate the opponent?

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This match is the highlight of this round of matches, and it is also the highlight of this round, and the result will have a profound impact on the competition between the two sides for their respective trebles this season.

Speaking to the media before the game, Kodic said: "It's going to be tough for us to win at Camp Nou, but we're going to win the game in the end! We're going to get out of the Camp Nou and we just need a draw to qualify! So it's not just us who are under pressure! ”

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde said in an interview with the media: "No one can walk away from the Camp Nou, we will win this game and stride towards the Champions League trophy!" ”

The coaches of both teams expressed their attitude before the game that they can win, and both sides were full of gunpowder, and the big battle was about to break out!

Morale is high for both teams, but the media generally believes that Barcelona have a better chance of winning at home.

For both sides, the only goal is to win against each other, regardless of who they are, and as for the disadvantages of playing away from home for the Chelsea players, they simply don't think about that.

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As night fell, the whole of Barcelona nightlife began, but more Barcelonans walked to the Camp Nou, where tens of thousands of Barcelona fans cheered loudly and sang the Barcelona anthem in their seats, because it would not be long before Barcelona would face the challenge of Chelsea.

It was not only the fans of both sides who came to the scene, but also a lot of media, because the media knew that when Chelsea and Barcelona collided, it was destined to be a battle of life and death.

There are so many things to watch between the two teams, whether it is from the grievances of the teams or from the competition between the players, as long as the media is willing, then there are so many things to say.

The forwards of the two teams, Messi and Jones, both are prolific goalscorers, who is more powerful, and who is more aggressive between Hazard and Suarez.

The four midfielders of Rakitic and Cesc Fabregas, Sergio Busquets and N'Golo Kante, who are also enemies, do not know what sparks will be sparked in such an important game.

Pique and Cahill, two strong central defenders, are the best, and Courtois and Barthez are the two who can guard the last line of defense for their team.

All this is something that the media and the fans want to see, especially the media, who wish that the players on both sides would surprise themselves during the game, so that their reports tomorrow will have content.