Chapter 94: No Cowardice, No Flinching......
In order not to be attacked by the flu, Santa Málaga is fully armed and no one is allowed to leave the hotel gates, except for food and habilitation.
You must wear a mask when you go out for warm-up training.
On 1 February, the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals kicked off, with dark horses Mirandés hosting Athletic Bilbao.
After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Athletic Bilbao won 2-1 away at the Adwa Municipal Stadium to lay a solid foundation for reaching the final.
Turning their attention to Barcelona, it's still cold in Spain in February, and the outside temperature in Barcelona is three degrees!
On this day when the air is frozen, people prefer to hide in their homes and have a few drinks around the fireplace.
However, the match between Santa Malaga and Barcelona still attracted the attention of many people, especially Barcelona fans, who wanted to go to see this miracle D team on the spot.
In the eyes of Barcelona fans, Santa Málaga is a mysterious division, and this D-level team has eliminated several professional teams to reach the semi-finals.
This is something that has never happened before in the history of the Copa del Rey.
Of course, they have no worries about Barca's victory, although the team has been hit by the flu, many of the main players will not be able to play tonight, and Messi will also be absent due to injury.
But what is it.
Half of the main squad can't beat a D-tier team?
Are you kidding.
At 6 p.m. on February 2, as night fell in Barcelona, a large number of Barcelona fans walked out of their homes and gathered at the Camp Nou.
In order to ward off the cold, some fans even brought spirits and took a sip from time to time, and a hot liquid went down the throat and instantly spread to the whole body.
Refreshing!
When they arrived at the Camp Nou, they found a lot of fans who were clearly not supporters of Barça in colorful clothes.
Miscellaneous Army.
Barcelona fans looked with disdain at these fans from all over the country, speaking different accents and surrounding each other.
Looking at his friends, they are wearing Barcelona scarves around their necks and blue down jackets.
This is the regular army.
Does a large number of people work?
A company of regular troops can kill several times the enemy with them.
Barcelona fans no longer care about the many more supporters of Santa Málaga than they are.
……
At seven o'clock, Nocap was lit up and bustling with Barcelona fans entering the stadium singing the team song "El Cant del Barça"
"We shouted in the stadium
We are Barcelona fans
We came from all directions
Regardless of age and skin color
The flag was flying high, and blue and purple were its colors
The team is fighting bravely
Let's call its name
Barcelona! Barcelona! Barcelona!
The players are united with the fans
We are invincible
We've scored a lot of goals
No one is your opponent
The mighty Barcelona are invincible
The flag was flying high, and blue and purple were its colors
The team is fighting bravely
Let's call its name
Barcelona! Barcelona! Barcelona!
……”
The sonorous, rhythmic singing rang out loudly over the Camp Nou.
"Is there a team song in Santa Malaga?"
The battle has begun, and the supporters of San Málaga do not want to be left behind.
"Like...... I don't think so......"
It's embarrassing.
This momentum has been lost.
Santa Málaga's supporters have a feeling of power.
……
In the away dressing room, Antonio said in a deep voice after announcing the starting line-up: "Now we have to focus all our energy on the field!" ”
He glanced at the players: "To get to this point, we are worthy of our life, worthy of the football we love, and worthy of all the people who care about us and support us!"
So, tonight, let's enjoy the glory that football brings to us, and enjoy the happiness that football brings us! ”
What is the goal of tonight's game?
Antonio didn't say it, he was afraid that saying it would put too much pressure on the players.
Barcelona, their opponent tonight is Barcelona, the hottest Barcelona in the world today, the Barcelona that the giants want to beat the most, the six-time champion Barcelona, and the Barcelona that people call the "Universe Team"!
Apparently, Liag was not happy with this, and after Antonio finished speaking, he broke with tradition to speak before captain Pablo: "The goal tonight is to finish off Barcelona!" ”
Kill Barcelona?!
This is the vow of many wealthy families, and Santa Malaga has said such things before to cheer himself up.
But the game is about to start and the pressure is mounting.
Even if Barcelona is hit by the flu, even if Messi has confirmed that he will not be able to play tonight, but Barcelona is Barcelona after all, and Santa Malaga is too different from them.
Liag was very dissatisfied with the cowardice of his teammates and said loudly: "What's wrong? Everyone is scared when they mention Barcelona? ”
In order to break the embarrassment in the locker room, Li Chuanqi responded: "The ultimate goal of the game is to win, no matter who the opponent is, our tactical arrangement is to win." In fact, it is not who we fight with is not the most important thing, the important thing is whether we have the ambition to win! ”
Liag was very satisfied with Li Chuanqi's speech, and shouted loudly with his eyes wide open: "Not bad! I think the most important thing we lack now is the ambition to win!
Where did our previous ambitions go?
Where did our heroic dry clouds go? ”
Zukulini exhaled fiercely and said viciously: "Not bad! Where did our previous ambitions go? Where did our heroic dry clouds go? ”
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The familiar atmosphere returned to Santa Málaga, and it was this momentum of "daring to pull the emperor off his horse" that allowed them to create miracles again and again.
Antonio exhaled heavily and nodded at Captain Pablo.
Pablo stood up, walked to the middle of the locker room, and beckoned his teammates to come around.
"Well, our goal tonight is to finish off Barcelona! At this time, there is no cowardice, no timidity, no retreat, no glory, because we are still on the way, still on the way to the top! ”
Pablo held out his hand, and the hands of the people were put together.
"!"
With this sound of Pablo, the atmosphere in the locker room reached its peak!
Fighting spirit is like fire!
……
In the home dressing room, Pep Guardiola arranged the starting line-up as usual and made tactical demands.
"The focus tonight is to be patient, and I don't ask for anything else."
Pep Guardiola quickly finished his job and signaled that the players could go out and play.
The players glanced at each other, as if a link was missing.
Captain Puyol beckoned his team-mates towards the dressing room and explained in a low voice to his confused teammates: "This kind of game doesn't need a morale-boosting part. ”
Is it?
Well...... Yes, the opponent is just a D-division team.
He heard a rumor yesterday that the assistant coach suggested that the game in Santa Malaga should be studied, and Guardiola directly denied it: "There is no need for this! ”
Walking out of the locker room, the Barcelona players looked at the Santa Málaga players curiously, and they found that the opponents were basically looking at the exit of the players' tunnel without squinting.
They laughed inwardly, and they were pretending to be strong.