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Chapter 901 Barcelona strikes!

Chapter 901 Barcelona strikes!

After the league, there is only three days of preparation time for Arsenal. After a big battle, Arsenal must continue to fight another big battle.

Barcelona is definitely one of the strongest opponents in the Champions League.

Although Barcelona is no longer the heyday of the dream three dynasties, it still requires absolute vigilance from Arsenal.

The Barcelona team still has Inesta, Busquets, Messi and other players with absolute dominance.

For Arsenal, they have just experienced a big battle, so this game will become more difficult.

Two days passed quickly.

Barcelona arrived in London one day earlier to prepare locally.

The arrival of Barcelona undoubtedly put great pressure on Arsenal fans.

For Arsenal fans, they still remember that it was Barcelona who caused their elimination in the Champions League two seasons ago.

At that time, Arsenal lost to Barcelona and suffered the elimination of the Champions League.

And this time, they will not make the same mistake.

This is a battle of revenge for Arsenal.

There is a sense of war atmosphere in the whole of London.

After Tottenham and Chelsea were eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals, the Emirates Stadium became the only stadium in London that can still watch the Champions League.

Under the confrontation between Arsenal and Barcelona, ​​this game also attracted a large number of tourists.

Of course, for Arsenal, they must take the lead in supplying fans with tickets, and the excess players will be sold at the ticket office.

Tickets for this game are not cheap, even a little expensive.

But it was sold out as soon as it was released.

Compared with the calmness of those season ticket holders, these fans who bought tickets on the spot are even more crazy.

Arsenal fans have been looking forward to this battle of revenge for a long time, and they have shown great enthusiasm for this.

In this atmosphere, the game day is gradually approaching.

Throughout the city of London, the atmosphere of a war began to permeate gradually.

On the day of the game, fans of Arsenal and Barcelona expedition became the main theme in London.

They walked in the streets and alleys, cheering for their respective teams.

Ordinary residents along the street will also be infected by this atmosphere, either participating in the parade or applauding loudly.

The actions of these people also pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Champions League games are usually played on midweek nights.

The sun is setting and the night is gradually falling.

Under the flashing neon lights, there is a stream of people moving.

Radiating from the Emirates Stadium, the streets in the distance of several kilometers are full of fans.

On the two specially reserved roads, buses from Arsenal and Barcelona drove slowly.

With the appearance of the bus, the atmosphere on the scene became more intense.

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Intense cheers erupted around the Emirates Stadium.

Fans from both sides greeted their teams with the loudest cheers.

The two teams arrived at the venue one after another and walked into the stadium amidst more intense cheers.

On Arsenal's side, Mourinho got out of the car first, and the madman's face was full of seriousness.

He led the Arsenal players into the stadium silently, preparing for the next game.

Every Arsenal fan stepping out of the bus will be accompanied by excited cheers and shouts from the scene.

The cheers gradually subsided until the players could no longer be seen.

At the same time, even louder shouts erupted in the stadium.

These sounds radiated to the surroundings, making the whole of London extremely hot.

"Come on! Fully prepare for exercise!"

"Remember! Don't pay too much attention to each other, play your own rhythm! You can play better!"

Lucky high-fived and encouraged every passing Arsenal player at the exit of the player tunnel.

During the warm-up, Lucky also greeted Suarez.

Returning to the Emirates Stadium, Suarez also felt a lot of emotion.

"Hope it's a good game!"

"Definitely!"

The two exchanged briefly, and then stopped talking. After all, it was a relationship between the enemy and ourselves, and they couldn't have too much contact.

Messi also took the initiative to find Lucky and reached out his hand.

"come on!"

Messi's words were brief.

Lucy also smiled and stretched out his hand.

"You too!"

The warm-up session is over, and everyone returns to the locker room.

Then, amidst loud shouts, the players on both sides walked out of the locker room, ready to start the match.

They stood in the player tunnel as a whole, and the battle was imminent.

"This is Sky Sports TV, the highly anticipated quarter-finals of the Champions League, the match between Arsenal and Barcelona is about to begin!"

"I'm the game commentator Paul Merson!"

"I'm Dixon!"

After a brief introduction, the two commentators began to predict the game:

"In this game, whether it's Arsenal or Barcelona, ​​these two teams are strong in the Champions League, especially Arsenal. Although they have tied twice in the league, their state is still very good!"

"Barcelona also beat Real Madrid in the Clasico and are in great form!"

"The performances of the center strikers of the two teams, Giroud and Suarez are also exciting!"

"Of course, what we are most looking forward to is the collision between the two sides in the midfield, or the confrontation between Kay and Messi!"

"Messi, we are not strangers, this is a natural offensive player, he is a real football genius!"

"And Kay's ability on the defensive end is also recognized as strong!"

"The confrontation between these two is definitely what everyone is looking forward to."

Dixon took the words and said: "In the last match between the two teams, although Barcelona eliminated Arsenal, the confrontation between Kai and Messi failed to show enough performance."

"In other words, the two offset each other. Messi lost his ability to dribble and break through, while Kay couldn't cover the defensive area, so he could only stare at Messi to play alone!"

"Now that two seasons have passed, what kind of games will these two core players play in these two seasons? This is the key point we have been looking forward to."

Paul Merson: "Yes! Barcelona is a team that relies on the midfielder to play. Their midfielder plays a big role, while Arsenal also needs the midfielder to distribute the ball. Even from the perspective of the lineup system Compared with Messi and Barcelona, ​​Arsenal rely more on Kay's performance."

"After two seasons, what kind of state will these two players show and what kind of game will they play?"

In the words of the two commentators, accompanied by the fierce cheers on the scene, the players of the two teams have already entered the field.

They stood on both sides of the referee, took a group photo and shook hands.

The captains of both sides, Lucky and Iniesta, came to the center to flip a coin to choose sides.

In the end, Arsenal took the lead in getting the kick-off, which also allowed Arsenal to take the lead in attacking.

After completing the side split, players from both sides came to their respective halfs.

The game camera closes up the faces of each player until it focuses on Giroud in the middle circle.

In this game, Mourinho chose Giroud as the starting position.

Of course, it's not that Lukaku's state is not good, but Mourinho feels that Giroud can better deal with Barcelona's system.

And in terms of grabbing points, Giroud's ability is also very good.

After comprehensive consideration, Mourinho chose Giroud,

Of course, Lukaku has to be on standby off the court.

The starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

Arsenal (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielders: Kante, Lucky, Xhaka.

Forwards: Aubameyang, Giroud, Mane.

Barcelona (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Alba, Umtiti, Pique, Semedo.

Midfielders: Iniesta, Busquets, Rakitic, Roberto.

Forwards: Messi, Suarez.

It can be seen from the formation that neither side has an overly aggressive pizza desire.

The formation of troops is also extremely careful.

Obviously want to test first, and then show their own signs in each.

Barcelona is still a traditional pass-and-control style of play.

Valverde has preserved Barcelona's tradition very well, even though he is often criticized for this, saying that Valverde is eating Barcelona's old bottom.

But I have to say that Valverde is a very good coach.

Arsenal's side is mainly defensive.

Although Lucky is in the central midfielder position, his position is not fixed, and Mourinho has not fixed where Lucky must appear.

For this reason, more offensive routines are also provided.

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