Chapter 72: This is Camp Nou?
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At the pre-match press conference, Iroh naturally didn't know. Because at the moment he is acclimatizing with his team-mates at the Camp Nou, where he will be present in four hours.
The acclimatisation was done under assistant coach Benetti, who is no stranger to the Valencia players, most of whom come once a year, but they don't have any fond memories here. On the contrary, their minds are full of painful memories.
The hour-long acclimatization was over quickly, and Iroh had time to take a closer look at the world's second-largest football stadium and Europe's first. The whole stadium is divided into three layers, which are layered in red, blue, and red, facing his eyes is the middle layer of blue printed with yellow letters mes-que-un-club, he didn't understand, this is not like traditional Spanish spelling, so he asked David next to him. Silva and Albiol, two native Spaniards, but their answers did not satisfy Elo, so he walked over to the well-informed captain Baraja and pointed to the two columns of letters in the east stands, "Eh, what does the letter captain mean?" ”
Baraja followed Iello's finger to look at the east stand, his brow furrowed slightly, and then he let go again, "That's Catalan, it means more than just a club." "In fact, in Baraja's own opinion, Barcelona is a football club! Why say more than just one club? Not yet hinted at by the Catalan government? Therefore, he thought that the slogan was a strict intention to divide the national territory, and Baraja naturally did not like these letters very much.
After a short break, the team was informed that the pitch was about to be flooded, and the Valencia players were told to leave the turf or face the consequences.
Sure enough, half a minute later, the small sprinkler hidden under the turf of the stadium was turned on, which made the Valencia players who couldn't react scold.
"My day! The staff of Barcelona on this dog day!! ”
"Your mother told you to go back to dinner, so you don't have to be in such a hurry, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes!! Be careful of the vehicles on the road when you go back to find your mother!! ”
"I'm cursing you for the TT piercing you used at night."
The moment the water was sprinkled, the Valencia players started scolding, but their scolding did not make the Barcelona staff turn off the switch, but made the stadium staff turn on the small sprinklers that sprayed the water.
So, except for the lucky assistant coach Benetti, who stood on the side of the court in advance, everyone else was drenched in soup, oh no, the soup duck is right.
What FC Barcelona didn't know was that this deliberate move by their stadium staff not only did not give the away Valencia players a chance to get off the road, but it also aroused anger and fighting spirit in their hearts.
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Valencia's away game against Barcelona takes place at 8 o'clock in the evening in Spain, which means that the live broadcast time in China is 4 o'clock in the morning. At the moment, there are a lot of fans waiting in front of the TV or computer, as the time approaches, the spirit of domestic fans is getting better and better, the atmosphere in the chat room is getting more and more enthusiastic, and the frequency of refresh is getting faster and faster.
In a short time, the Internet was divided into two major factions. One faction is pro-Barcelona and the other is pro-Valencia. A few years ago, because Benitez led the team to two consecutive Champions League finals, Chinese fans in Valencia knew that in addition to Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid, there was another team called Valencia. Valencia's supporters consider this match to be an unpatriotic act of supporting Barcelona, while those who support Barcelona believe that the pro-Valencia supporters of this match are hypocritical. The penguins, Tieba, and Iro's fan sites have all left traces of the 'fight' between the two factions.
As Iello played more and more well in Valencia FC, the evaluation of the domestic media also rose, so that the domestic fans who missed the Asian Cup championship and lost the Asian quarterfinals of the 06 World Cup in Germany have a new spiritual sustenance. If the hat-trick against Real Madrid was a bright spot for the country, then now the away challenge to Barcelona can be called a national attention.
As early as more than 20 days ago, after the end of the Valencia derby, CCTV began to promote this game, which is why so many people will pay attention to an ordinary La Liga match.
The weather changes at the beginning of March is still relatively large, especially the temperature difference between day and night, which just verifies the old Chinese proverb, in February, March and April, you should dress indiscriminately. However, the enthusiastic fans, regardless of whether the weather is good or not, cold or not, as the CCAV-5 switches to the screen of the playing field, the fans put all their attention on the TV screen or computer screen, staring at it, for fear of missing the key shot.
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At around half past seven in the evening local time in Spain, the Camp Nou stadium was already full, and the home team fans on both sides of the stadium held up the red and blue team names composed of the letters of FC-Barcelona on both sides of the pitch, making the whole Camp Nou full of the atmosphere of the home team.
The screams from the stands quickly spread from one corner to the stands in four directions.
The players of the visiting team who warmed up in the center of the stadium suddenly increased the pressure in their hearts, and even Iro, who had a big heart, could not calm down his irritable heart. However, he was not nervous but excited!
"Is this Camp Nou?" This game rotates Vicente's David. Silva, standing in his half-time warm-up area and looking at the frenetic stands, asked Elo.
Being able to stand on one of the best football stadiums in the world at Camp Nou and the mighty Barcelona made him inexplicably excited and excited! Hear David. After Silva's questioning, Ielo yelled loudly into the stands at Camp Nou, "Me! Iro!! To score in this game!! ”
Ielo knew that in this noisy situation, it was impossible for the fans in the stands to hear his shouting clearly, but he didn't care, just show his momentum.
David. When Silva heard Elo's words, he was instinctively stunned, as if he couldn't believe that his good friend would dare to declare war on the home team at the Camp Nou, on Barcelona's turf, although only in a noisy situation.
Just then, Canizares threw the football at Iro, who focused on the power and did not hold the ball down, and the ball flew high into the stands.
The screams in the stands suddenly turned into boos, which gradually spread from the south stand to the whole of Camp Nou. Except, of course, for away fans.
"At your level, you still want to score at Camp Nou??"
"We swear this game is going to make you remember it for the rest of your life, hahaha-"
"Wait for death under the great Camp Nou!!"
"After the game, don't tell your mom that we bullied you, hahaha"
The various insults coming from the south stand near the Valencia goal area caused the other Valencia players who were warming up to stop their movements and look at the noisy south stand at the same time.
Shhh!!h
Suddenly, the Camp Nou booed for the first time since entering the stadium.
In the face of such a formation, even the veteran players who have played at the Camp Nou and the Bernabeu feel a headache, but Iroh is an exception!
Iroh looked up at the stands again, the banners and slogans hung by the home fans in the south stand made him extremely angry, clenched his fists, and muttered, "Shout, shout, shout, shout more while you are still in the mood, when I score a goal, you can't shout if you want to!" Because of too much force, the green tendons on the forehead on the arms exploded.
"Ai, are you scared?" Captain Baraha saw the bruises on Iro's forehead bulging, and hurriedly walked over and asked with concern.
Iroh shook his head, "No. ”
"Then you," and Barahar then pointed to the green tendons on Ello's forehead, and said, "Why are the green tendons on his forehead bursting up, and the sweat on his forehead keeps sweating?" ”
I'll it!!
"Eh, of course the captain is sweating after warming up!!" Iroh rolled his eyes and gave Barraha a roll of his eyes.
hehe
Baraha quickly laughed dryly, hiding the inappropriateness of his words, and at the same time shrugged his shoulders and said again, "You kid, I mean tell you not to be nervous, it's just an ordinary league!" ”
"Haha, of course I know!" After a pause, he added, "I'm excited, excited do you understand?" Captain!! ”
Seeing Baraja nodding his head in understanding, Iroh continued, "Hehe, captain, I'm going to penetrate the Barcelona gate."
Baraja reacted immediately, remembering that he scored a hat-trick against Real Madrid in his first game, so he slapped Ello on the chest, "Then I wish you a dream come true!" ”
Iroh hurriedly shook his right index finger, "Nonono-I'm just going to spoil the drama in advance!" ”
The teammates standing next to Iroh heard what Iroh said, so they threw out their middle fingers and gave them to him.
The home fans in the stands also found it boring to see the away players ignoring them, so they stopped insulting the away players again and began to recuperate and wait for the game to start.
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"Hey, Leo is in good shape today!" Iniesta saw a beautiful volley from Messi's warm-up just now, and he walked over to celebrate the junior brother with the cheers of the home team's fans.
Messi was very modest, scratching the back of his head, and said with a dry smile, "Where, where, it's just luck." ”
Iniesta felt like laughing when he saw Messi's shy appearance, but he didn't stop teasing his junior brother, but asked, "I heard that Valencia's Ai is a starter, what do you think?" ”
Messi was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and naturally clenched his fists, "I will work hard, try to get the opportunity to play, and I will prove one thing under the noses of the whole Camp Nou fans - I am stronger than him!" ”
Iniesta just likes the domineering spirit of the little junior brother, gently patted Messi's shoulder, and then continued his warm-up action, because the Frenchman Giuli was injured, and he started this game.
The home fans in the stands were still singing the anthem, in stark contrast to the boos on the other side of the pitch.
After Iniesta walked away, Messi's clenched fist did not let go, but turned to look at the other side of the field, and after searching for a moment, he finally found Iroh in front of the goal to warm up with a shot, clenched his fist again, and muttered, "I will prove that I am stronger than you!! ”