In the home locker room at Camp Nou, Messi was quietly sorting out his equipment in the corner, he looked calm, but he kept sorting out the shin guards, or exposing his heart.

Iniesta saw something, walked over, pressed Messi's shoulder with one hand, and said with concern: "Leo! How does it feel!? ”

In the Barcelona team, almost everyone likes this little brother. Quiet, modest, a little shy, and most importantly, with outstanding skills, the tiny Argentine stepped up as Ronaldinho became more and more indulgent and seemed to have become the new core of Barcelona.

Messi smiled: "Me? I am fine! ”

Iniesta sat next to Messi: "Leo! You know what Deegan said, right? Don't you feel the atmosphere at all and don't want to fight back at his ignorance? ”

Messi lowered his head and hesitated for a moment before shaking his head and said, "No! I don't want to, even if I want to talk, I'm going to wait until the game is over, there's nothing to say now! ”

The name Digan represents too much meaning for Messi, and he will never forget the scene when his beloved Barcelona was destroyed by Digan alone at Camp Nou two years ago, the helpless look in his brother Ronaldinho's eyes after the defeat, and the sentence: "One day you will beat him!" ”

At that time, Messi was just a nobody sitting on the sidelines, and he didn't even have the qualifications to participate in that kind of important game, so he could only watch and be powerless.

Now Messi has met Digan again, but the original AC Milan has become the current Fiorentina.

Although he has now become a faint core in Barcelona, Messi is well aware that he is still far from what he has achieved compared to Degan.

Shijie Footballer No. 3, Degan also stood in this position at the beginning, Messi felt honored, but Deegan seemed dismissive at the beginning.

"That Brazilian is amazing!" Iniesta said something seemingly unintentionally.

This sentence seems to have touched a certain nerve of Messi: "The most powerful Brazilian is called Ronaldinho!" ”

Iniesta smiled, smiling a little helplessly, he knew very well that Messi was very angry about coach Rijkaard's abandonment of Ronaldinho, but if Ronaldinho always stood on the field, Messi would always be able to sit on the bench and be a little brother watching the big brothers play.

Barcelona vs Fiorentina, Argentina vs Brazil, or to put it bluntly, Messi vs Digan!

Despite Messi's low profile, that's the tone people set for this game.

In the shijie of football, Digan, Brazil and Argentina represented behind Messi will always be an unavoidable topic, just like the war between Pele and Maradona, which has always been entangled in the beginning, present, and future, is the epitome of the football relationship between these two countries, and almost everyone knows that this is the most haode team on the two shijie.

In many cases, the bickering between Pele and Maradona can often be seen as a slightly childish affair between two adults. Two people have never fought each other in history, and there is no historical hatred between the two countries. This is more like Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong in Hou Baolin's cross talk, or the two children who are more powerful for Monkey King or Seiya after watching "Dragon Ball" and "Saint Seiya", Zuihou fought until his face was red.

In its all-time history, Brazil and Argentina have played a total of 94 games, with Brazil winning 37 matches, Argentina winning 34 and drawing 23 matches. With only three games behind in the last 100 matches, it can be considered evenly matched.

In the eyes of those in both countries, their teams are two of the best teams on Shijie. So, as long as they beat each other, it means that they are the most haode shijie, and the loser means second. As for the other teams, they have been relegated to the next bracket.

As for the hatred between the two countries in football, there is a deeper way to explain it. Also coming from the slums, Brazilians prefer to have fun through football. The book "Football: The Brazilian Way of Life", which describes Brazilian football, once said, "I got the ball, you grabbed it, I played you to make you look funny, and that's the roots of Brazilian football." "And this is the opposite of Argentine football, where football is a civilian revolution, a means of revenge.

The careers of Pele and Maradona illustrate this, Pele is famous for scoring 1,281 goals in 1,363 official matches, goals are a source of joy for Pele, and he has no restraint in this, but what other player is willing to take the trouble to score 8 goals in a single game?

Maradona, on the other hand, is a famous football fighter, and in the most glorious period of his career, he chose Napoli, the weakest club in Serie A, and almost single-handedly led the team against the traditional northern giants of Serie A, and won the Serie A title twice. His opponents in the league at that time were AC Milan's "Dutch Musketeers" and Inter Milan's "German Troika", almost single-handedly against one country.

Pele's feud with Maradona occurred in 1982 at the 12th Shijie Cup, when the fledgling Maradona was sent off for knocking down a Brazilian defender. Pele, who is Brazilian, mocked Maradona for making a mistake he made as a child.

Pele said that he was taught a lesson by his father off the field because of his small actions on the field when he was a child, and Pele's words obviously had a sense of ridicule and ridicule of Maradona, which also laid the groundwork for a war of words between the two in the future.

At the dawn of the 21st century, FIFA decided to do a selection of the "best players of the 20th century". According to relevant reports at the time, the original selection results should have been generated by voting on the FIFA website by all shijie fans, but because Maradona received much more votes than Pele, this result made FIFA's senior officials feel very embarrassed and uneasy.

Because Maradona had been exposed to many scandals in the media at that time, some people strongly opposed the election of Maradona as the "best of the century" for his misconduct.

FIFA officials in Zuihou had to come up with a two-pronged approach, deciding to select one FIFA player of the best and at the same time create another online one, a move that greatly displeased Maradona.

The experts voted for Pele to win, and the popular election was Maradona in the lead, and Maradona, who won the "best on the Internet", was naturally deeply unhappy, and the two began to gradually fight each other, and the verbal quarrel continued.

When people gradually began to get tired of the endless bickering between the two uncles, they seemed to have found successors, Degan and Messi, although Degan chose to wear the red Belgian shirt, his Brazilian ancestry, is undeniable.

So ahead of this game, Pele said: "Deegan is the best player on this shijie! ”

Maradona put it more simply: "Messi will make Digan cry at Camp Nou!" ”

Messi doesn't want to be involved so much, but in his position, sometimes he can only experience helplessness.

Standing at the entrance of the players' tunnel, watching the fans in the stands shouting in unison: "Barcelona! Barcelona! ”

Although this scene has been experienced many times, every time he stands in this position, Messi still feels the blood in his body burning.

Or remember that when he first came to the city, he was just a pitiful dwarf, but now, he has grown into a giant.

From the silent neighborhood of Rosario, Argentina, to the giant stadium in Barcelona, Spain, what is Liliang who has changed him.

Shijie is very cruel, years of drug injections, made him miserable, and he didn't even know if his football dream could be realized, Shijie was ideal, and a positive determination over the years made him smile all the way.

Argentina is the kingdom of football, also known as the land of silver, the home of gaucho and tango, and a paradise for South Americans, but in reality, more often than not, it is very unremarkable, especially in the provinces, where many resources are concentrated in Buenos Aires.

Driving from Buenos Aires, it's easy to reach Rosario, the capital of Santafe, which is Messi's hometown. There are the famous A-League teams Newells Old Boys and Rosario Central, but since Messi was discovered, there have been no waves on the pitch there.

For the entire Rosario people, one Messi is enough!

Years ago, when Aparicio, the star who played in the 1970 Shijie Cup, took a serious look at Messi's first serious play in the Glendoori neighborhood, he must have felt that the sky was very blue and the sun was beautiful, at least in his memory.

Born and raised here, Aparicio is already a living fossil of the city.

"I noticed a kid bouncing the ball against the wall of the stands." He was looking for someone to come to a friendly match for a five-year-old when he saw Messi.

The small place was a society of acquaintances, and soon, Aparicio found himself knowing Messi's family, whose house was just a few stops away from the club, and Aparicio even taught Messi's two older brothers to play football.

"Can I take your youngest son to play?"

"No, no, he can't play, he's too small." Faced with Aparicio's request, Messi's mother, Celia, immediately refused.

"Weishenme is not going, let him kick, at least it won't hurt." Grandma, who loves football, expressed the opposite view.

In this way, with the support of his grandmother, Messi, who was only five years old, took his first step in professional football.

'I put Messi on the right so that if he cries or doesn't feel well, you can spot it closely. That kind coach, in order to reassure Messi to make such a decision, who would have thought that Messi's style of play and position on the field would be determined, and it was not changed until two years ago.

The Messi legend was born on this day.

Messi, nicknamed "Shorty" at the time, was recruited to Newells' Old Boys Club, one of Rosario's two clubs. At first glance, the club is unremarkable and the infrastructure is mediocre. The club has only two pitches for junior players. However, the club still has a lot of influence and is by far the football club that has sent the most players to the Argentine national team.

Messi's body is also a bit similar to the style of this club, short and thin, not many people think that he has the hope of eventually becoming a professional player, but he is really too good.

But at the age of 10, the "little flea" is still only 1.25 meters tall, 10 centimeters shorter than the average for his peers. Everyone thinks that he is still young, and maybe one day he will catch up.

For Newells' management, Messi's shortness doesn't seem to matter. During the halftime break of the professional team game, Messi also came out to perform.

The program is the same, Messi comes to the players' tunnel at the Stadio Croso with the ball, then goes to the steps leading to the pitch, and Zuihou comes to the center circle. He constantly shows off his fancy skills and excellent balance. In the stands, the fans thought that the circus dwarf was coming, because his skills were so skillful that he could not imagine that it was just a ten-year-old child.

But Messi's height has always stood still, and everyone is finally in a hurry. So, Newells FC asked Messi and his family to go to the hospital for a check-up.

The doctors were cautious, and after discussion, they reached an agreement to develop a year-long series of tests to determine what treatment to take.

The doctor recalled: "He was under-secreted with growth hormone, and he needed to be injected with biosynthetic growth hormone to compensate. ”

At the age of eleven, Messi began to receive drug injections, and he had to be injected every day, and it was difficult to give himself an injection, and it was even more difficult to give himself an injection every day, but the little Messi did not say anything, but quickly adapted to this life.

Messi later said: "For me, getting an injection is like brushing my teeth, at first people were always curious to see me doing it, then people got used to it, I don't think it's anything difficult because it's important for my future and it's about football and I'm going to take responsibility." ”

But there are some problems that Messi's bravery can't solve, and that is money, which costs between $1,000 and $1,500 a month, and for the first two years, the treatment costs came from the social security and mutual insurance of Messi's father Jorgi, but then the Argentine economy began to deteriorate rapidly, and a few months later collapsed. It is entirely conceivable that if there is no economic crisis, Messi's family may not have left Barcelona in desperation to find opportunities.

According to Messi's father, the economic crisis and the inaction of the Newells club forced him to take his son to Barcelona.

"I used my own insurance and the foundation's subsidies to support Messi's treatment costs for two years, but when the economic crisis came, I had to support four children with my own salary, it was too difficult, and at the beginning of the treatment, the Newells club promised very well and said that they would help, but it became empty words, we had no choice but to leave."

Messi knows the Camp Nou neighbourhood well, and from the day he arrived, his fate was closely linked to Catalonia.

Joseph used to be Cruyff's agent, and he was also Barcelona's top agent at the time, and it was he who brought Messi to Barcelona: "I rarely recommend players of this age to Barcelona, but my Argentine colleagues kept telling me that he was a genius, and I was convinced of it later, and turned around and pestered the Barça managers to arrange trials. ”

The then director of Barça, Jishu, recalled: "We quickly discovered that Messi had a lot of potential, this skinny kid played really well, he was a lot faster than the others, and I said to myself, 'We need him, we must keep this talent'. ”

It was from that moment that Messi officially took his first steps as a professional player, and now many years have passed, Messi has gradually grown from a dwarf to a football giant.

Some people define Messi as born and don't need to be forged, but Messi's teammates say that this is not the case, and as he gets older, Messi is more and more keen to think, and he will watch the video with his brother after every game to discuss whether it is too early to start, whether there can be other angles on goal, and whether it can be handled differently.

This is an important psychological change, that is, the temperament of a leader is emerging, and Messi wants to take on bigger and more important responsibilities for the team.

Once upon a time, who was the new generation of football kings after Pele and Maradona, and it has been difficult to argue, is it Degan, Messi, or Ronaldo? No one can give an answer.

In terms of efficiency, on-field role and even championship trophies and individual accolades, Deegan is clearly a lot ahead, but Messi is catching up.

Messi is modest and low-key, and Digan is arrogant and high-profile. Although objectively speaking, Messi's personality may be more pleasing to most people, but Degan's personality has also won him a lot of fans, and it can be said that the duel between the two is a conflict between two different values.

Fundamentally, Deegan has the character of a natural winner. In his eyes, victory is much more important than anything else. On the field, he is most concerned about the final result, in order to win, he can drag a broken leg to fight hard in the Shijie Cup, in order to score, he can not hesitate to be hit by the goal post and his head is bleeding, which is enough to see Degan's desire for victory.

In the Shijie Cup final, when Degan witnessed Belgium lose the game on a stretcher, his cold eyes and forced tears were regarded as weakness by those who hated him, but this just shows Degan's desire for victory and his sense of responsibility for the team.

Compared with Degan's competitive character, Messi's modesty and low-key comes from his innocent love for football, in Messi's heart, it is happy to be able to play, so even if it is those inconsequential games, Messi will take the initiative to apply to play, he will not refuse some unimportant games because of fear of injury or waste of physical energy like some players, as long as he is on the field, the little flea is enjoying football.

The simple desire for football, the pure enjoyment of playing football, and the joy of cooperating with teammates are clearly visible in the little flea.

Because of this, it is rare to hear about Messi's transfer rumors, because he himself and outsiders know that in Barcelona he can enjoy football in its purest and most beautiful form.

Degan was born to win, Messi was born to football, and the different values have created different ways of behaving on the pitch between the two, but everything is the same, and these two personalities make them work the same hard.

Deegan once ran to the training ground to practice when he was stuck in traffic, and Messi had the experience of disobeying the order to rest after commercial activities and still going to practice physical fitness, which directly created the two beyond ordinary skills.

Messi knows exactly what kind of tough opponent he will face today, which is a strong opponent who defeated his idol Ronaldinho in the first place, but Messi also has confidence in himself, he believes that nothing can stop him, whether it is the opponent, the environment or the injury, he always believes that he will eventually become a presence beyond the rules.

Since the start of this season, as Rijkaard has gradually begun to put him in the main position, Messi feels better and better, he has scored so easily, his form is so stable, his too fragile body was once seen as his weakness, but now, he feels like an iron man, he doesn't need to rest, he doesn't need to breathe, he doesn't need to refuel.

For Messi, this game is definitely not the end.

Some people say that Messi has no limits, and the meaning of his survival is to refresh people's expectations of him again and again, and bring surprises again and again.

Although the opponent is strong, Messi firmly believes that he will eventually achieve the victory of Zuihou, and defeating Digan is not his goal, his only goal, and the only goal worthy of him, is the king of the ball, the third king of the ball after Pele and Maradona.

Messi's talent was evident as early as his childhood, but his development was not all smooth sailing. At the age of 11, little Messi was unexpectedly diagnosed with a developmental hormone deficiency that would directly stunt the growth of her bones. It's just that the family's financial conditions simply can't afford the cost of treatment for small fleas. And it was at this juncture that a decision by Messi's father changed Little Flea's entire career. At the age of 13, Messi's father, Jorge, took his family to Spain, a decision that was undoubtedly justified in hindsight.

The 13-year-old Messi was taken by the famous coach Rexage who was working at Barcelona at a glance, although the little flea was only 140cm tall at the time, but the Barcelona club still couldn't wait to sign a contract with him until 2012, and the club did not hesitate to arrange for him to receive treatment, and now the genius has grown to 170cm.

A rare talent, the 16-year-old Messi made his debut for Barcelona in a friendly match in November 2003, and a year later in La Liga against Espanyol, Messi made his debut in the 83rd minute for Deco, making him the second youngest player to represent Barcelona in La Liga.

At the age of 17 years, 10 months and 7 days, Messi scored against Albacete on 1 May 2005, making him the youngest player to score a league goal for Barcelona at the time.

In 2005, he not only obtained Spanish citizenship, but also made his Champions League debut in a home match against Udinese in the Champions League.

However, in the Champions League match with AC Milan in 2006, Messi could only be on the bench and watched Barcelona led by Ronaldinho at that time be blocked out of the final by Degan.

Sunshine is always after the storm, and in the 06/07 season, the 18-year-old flea finally became the main player of the Barcelona first team, scoring 14 goals for the team in 26 games.

And on March 11, 2007, in the match against Real Madrid, he was not yet 20 years old and scored a hat-trick, becoming the first player after Zamorano to score three goals in the century derby.

And on April 18, 2007, in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey against Getafe, Messi copied Maradona's goal of the century in the Shijie Cup, and later in the Catalan derby against Espanyol, he copied Maradona's God-like goal.

This season, the 21-year-old Messi can be said to have reached a high point in his career, although he is still regarded as Ronaldinho's little brother, but Messi's performance on the field has clearly far exceeded people's expectations of him, so far, he has scored 38 goals in all competitions, although in the league, Barcelona lag behind Real Madrid, but Messi's performance is enough to make people hopeful about Barcelona's future.

In the Argentine team, Messi also began to emerge in all levels of national teams, and in the 2005 World Youth Championships, he not only led the team to win the championship, but also won the top scorer of the tournament with 6 goals.

In the 2006 Shijie Cup in Germany, the 17-year-old Messi represented Argentina and scored a wonderful goal as a substitute in the group stage.

From the hairy boy who first arrived in Barcelona to the core of the current team, Messi has walked a path that many people can hardly imagine, until now Messi still remembers the first few months of his arrival, everything was terrible for Messi.

On March 6, 2001, Messi came to Barcelona, and the Catalan Football Federation issued a temporary pass for him, but Newell's old buddy club refused to issue him an international transfer certificate. Messi can only represent Barcelona's junior B team in regional competitions, and cannot represent the junior A team in his age group in national competitions, because he is a foreigner and according to the Spanish Football Federation, he cannot participate in all national competitions.

On April 21, Messi was kicked and broke the fibula of his left leg during a game, the first serious injury of his career, and he did not return until June 6.

Only 1 month after his comeback, Messi's left ankle joint was swollen and he had to rest for a few more weeks. Messi only played 2 official matches and 1 friendly in his first season at Barcelona, and the only good news is that doctors have decided to gradually replace growth hormone injections with physical training and diet control to help Messi grow gradually.

In terms of study and life, the Messi family encountered greater discomfort. Messi is still not interested in studying, but he never bothered the teacher and sat in the corner and did his own thing. Her younger sister, Maria, returned from a summer vacation and never wanted to set foot on Spanish soil again. The parents asked Messi for advice, whether he wanted to stay in Rosario or go to Barcelona, Messi firmly chose Barcelona, just like that, the father took his three sons to live in Barcelona, and the mother Celia took her daughter to stay in Argentina.

On August 20, Messi returned to Barcelona from the summer vacation, and since the international transfer certificate had not yet arrived, he could only participate in some tournaments and friendlies.

Messi can only devote all his energy to training and friendly matches, and this attitude has been affirmed by the echelon coaches. Messi has been in transit since the end of 2001, first signing a second contract with the club in December.

In February 2002, FIFA ruled that the Spanish Football Federation could register Messi, and Messi arrived at Barcelona for a year before officially playing in the Catalan regional league.

Messi began to be the talk of the town in the Masters Cup held in Pisa, Italy, from April 27 to May 7, when Barcelona defeated Inter Milan, Chievo, Brescia, drew with Juventus and finally defeated Parma in the final.

Compared with the scenery on the field, Messi's personality is too shy.

"At first, we thought he was dumb." Fabregas, the current Arsenal captain, recalled: "It was only later that we found out that he could speak, thanks to living in Italy and playing football games together. ”

Vázquez, another player of the junior B team at the time, said: "Messi came to the dressing room every day and sat in his corner, changing clothes, without saying a word, and only began to be active in Italy." ”

Villanova, the coach of the team at the time, also believed that it was life in Italy that made Messi integrate into the team: "He is not introverted at all on the field, watching him play is like seeing Maradona. ”

The 2001/2002 season was an incredible one, with Messi and Pique promoted to Youth A at the start of the season, and Messi jumping from Youth A to Barcelona C to B in quick succession.

Messi played for Youth A until Christmas, then played in the Copa del Rey final in May, scoring 18 goals in 11 games, and winning the Nerja Championship final with a half-time lob from Betis.

Messi began to play for both the Youth A team and the Barcelona C team in November 2001, when the Barcelona C team was on the verge of relegation with 9 points from 14 games, and Messi scored 5 goals in 10 games after joining, successfully helping the team to relegate.

Messi was promoted to the B team on 16 March 2002 and although he won only one of his five appearances, he has proven that he can adapt to the older age group.

Messi is only one step away from the first team, but the youth B team, which is three levels lower than the B team, needs his help again. Carlos recalled: "If someone else is asked to be relegated to play, they would definitely be unhappy, but Messi didn't. ”

Barca, Espanyol and Premia were battling for the 2003/2004 league title, and a victory over Espanyol would have been within reach, but Messi came on to equalise and eventually help Barcelona win the title two weeks later.

At the end of the season, Messi's father began to negotiate Messi's first professional contract with Barcelona, and the gap between the two sides was huge, but an agreement was eventually reached because Arsenal had taken advantage of the chaos in the latter stages of Gaspart's administration to snatch Cesc Fabregas, and Barcelona could not afford to take a bigger blow.

Barcelona in order to keep Messi, it can be said that they have spared no effort, from joining to the present, Messi and Barcelona have signed a total of seven contracts, Messi is called a genius by the media, people compare him with Pele in the 1958 Swedish Shijie Cup, Maradona in the 1979 World Youth Championship, and Cruyff and Best.

What are Messi's strengths?

Ramos, the defender of the opposition, has a lot to say: "He dribbles the ball well, he is fast, the ball sticks to his feet. It's hard to defend him, it's very difficult, especially when he's in good form. He's a left-footed player on the right and when he cuts inside and breaks, it's hard to defend. He's a really big problem for any defender and I don't know what advice I have for other defenders to keep Messi at bay. ”

Although Messi is only one part of Barcelona's illustrious history, the team has produced countless great stars before him, and there will be others who will surpass Messi's achievements today, but Messi will undoubtedly leave a strong mark on Barcelona.

Messi was gently moving his body, and his eyes were inadvertently aimed at Digan, who was standing at the front of the Fiorentina team, and this was the first real face-to-face battle between him and Digan.

The last time Digan came to Camp Nou, he was only a supporting actor and today he wants to be the true owner of this stadium.

Deegan suddenly turned his head inadvertently, just in time to meet Messi's gaze, but only for a moment, and quickly moved away.

"That's the future of Barcelona!" Barcelona captain Puyol, who was standing next to Digan, suddenly spoke.

Deegan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Future? Looks like I have nothing to worry about! ”

Puyol was also stunned, he didn't expect Digan to react like this: "Boy! Don't underestimate Leo, beware of him making you cry out of Camp Nou! ”

Before the game, Digan despised Messi's words, and Puyol also knew about it, and the Barcelona captain was also very unhappy about this.

Deegan said indifferently, "Really? I'm really looking forward to it, but I have a question, are you just going to put all your expectations on a small child right now? ”

Because of the appearance of Degan, this shijie's Barcelona is far from reaching the heights they expect, especially last season's Champions League semifinals were eliminated by AC Milan, and the next season, Barcelona not only failed to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, but even the domestic league was snatched by Real Madrid.

Degan's words annoyed Puyol, who was also angry about the defeat at Camp Nou two years ago: "Boy! We're sure to laugh at zuihou this time! ”

Deegan said again: "But you may not be able to laugh the best!" ”

Before Puyol counterattacked, the time for the two teams to enter the stadium came, although he had been shocked by the atmosphere at Camp Nou in the players' tunnel just now, but at this moment, stepping on the pitch and listening to the Barcelona fans around him chanting "Barcelona, Barcelona", Digan still felt a trace of nervousness from the bottom of his heart.

It's been a long time since Deegan felt it, but today it's more pronounced.

For this game, in the previous league and Italian Cup matches, Prandelli hid a lot of main players, even Digan had a rare chance to rest, and now the big battle is about to begin, in this game, Prandelli also sent the strongest lineup.

The goalkeeper is still Frei, and the backline from left to right is Antonini, Thiago. Silva, Vincent Kompany and Maggio, Kompany had just returned from injury, but Prandelli considered him and put him in the starting line-up.

The midfield is still a back three of Luka Modric, Ledesma and Marchena, with Prandelli opting for Arteta in midfield, and the Spaniard is back in his familiar position.

The forward line is Digan and Mutu, the standard combination of one high and one fast, Prandelli's idea is obvious, this game is to play defensive counterattacks, use the speed of Degan and Mutu, and impact Barcelona's backline.

On Barcelona's side, goalkeeper Valdés, Belletti, Marcos, Edmilson and Puyol at the back, Xavi, Iniesta and Deco in midfield, Henry and Messi on the wings, and African cheetah Eto'o up front.

Judging from the personnel on the field, Barcelona has no reservations at all today, and the players who are sent to the field are very good at attacking, especially the two wings, Messi and Henry, although the winger is not Henry's best position, but his passing, as well as the inside shot, is definitely a big weapon for Barcelona's attack.

Of course, Rijkaard's most important thing in this game is Messi, although he is a winger, but according to the experience of previous games, after the start of the game, Messi will move to the middle from time to time, and Eto'o will switch positions and act as a center forward.

In terms of offensive ability, Barcelona is definitely stronger than Fiorentina, any player in the midfield is placed in other teams, and has the strength to become a core player, but in Barcelona, they all need to serve the whole, and also maximize their ability, Fiorentina if they play against Barcelona, it is undoubtedly looking for death.

So in this game, Prandelli sent Marchena as a defensive stalwart in the midfield, and any of his goals was to target Xavi, Barcelona's attacking hub.

Although Deco's role seems to be stronger than Xavi's in Barcelona's tactical system, in fact, it is Xavi who really takes over Enrique's banner in Barcelona.

Xavi's role is even a bit like that of Andrea Pirlo at AC Milan, although he is higher than Andrea Pirlo and the two have very different characteristics, but they play the same role, which is the brain, the central nervous system of the team.

After the opening ceremony, the game was about to officially begin, Deegan and Puyol stood face to face, and fierce sparks burst out in the eyes of both of them, Messi stood behind Puyol, looking at the tense body of this little man, like a little lion cub ready to go.

Digan VS Messi, the first contest between the two favorites for the next king of the ball, is about to begin!