The Day I Played with Ronaldo - Chapter 625
QPR stepped up preparations.
Modric may return in time, but Fernandinho, Klose and others will have difficulty catching up to the first round.
Simeone urgently drafted Eric Dale from the youth team as a candidate.
Of course, Dell may not be able to debut. Simone considers using a 4231 formation at home to play offensive football in order to win the game at home.
Barcelona’s lineup is very neat, and the standing force has no injuries or red and yellow cards suspended, so QPR has to face a 100% state-bound universe team.
However, Simeone wanted to play against such a team.
In the past, many teams tried to play against Barcelona. The consequences were clear to everyone. Even Real Madrid was miserable when they faced Barcelona.
But Ricardo did not intend to persuade Simone.
Being a human is still a bit of a dream, and if you can win Barcelona with offensive football, it must be very cool.
At the press conference before the game, Simone confidently announced the starting list in advance.
Goalkeeper Handanovic, defenders Sandro, Ardverelder, Miranda, Walker, midfielder Pogba and Naingeran, forward DeBronne, Ricardo on the left and Neymar On the right, veteran Ronaldo single arrow.
Modric eventually failed to fully recover, but Simony decided to put him on the bench. Also on the bench are Icardi, Coutinho, Eric Dale, Van Dijk, Maicon and Courtois.
Guardiola was not resigned, and announced the starting lineup in advance: goalkeeper Valdes, defenders Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, midfielder Habebu, Sanchez on the left, Messi on the right, and forward Cucurbita.
“We don’t know about QPR,” Guardiola said. “They are the newcomers in the Champions League and their performance is fluctuating. I don’t think they can be defined by their performance in the group stage and the first two knockout stages.”
“I have carefully studied the video of their game. Simone’s team played very interestingly. And just like Messi is our core, Ricardo is also the core of QPR. And these two core players are difficult to be beaten. Frozen.”
“I won’t try to freeze Ricardo in the game, that is impossible. I am more willing to beat the opponent with the overall football. Barcelona’s reputation is justified, QPR is not a weak team, but I believe in the two After playing in the round, they can feel the gap with the real giants. “
Simone yelled: “Barcelona this season is very strong. They are far ahead in La Liga and are likely to win a few rounds ahead of time. But I don’t think Guardiola understands that the Champions League game is not La Liga. If he thought the Premier League champion would The middle and lower La Liga teams are as easy to deal with, then he is very wrong. I am happy to let him recognize the mistake in the game. “
“We have achieved great success last season. For the first time in team history, we have won the top league championship. For the first time in team history, we have won the FA Cup. We continue to make history this season. We enter the Champions League knockout for the first time. Entering the Champions League quarter-finals. It feels great to make history. My players enjoy it. We also enjoy the feeling of meeting a giant of this level in Barcelona. If we can beat it, it will be even better. “
“I reiterate once again that I don’t expect to win the Champions League and I don’t think of going to the finals. I just want to meet Barcelona and beat them.”
Guardiola rolled her eyes and responded, “You can keep dreaming.”
Although QPR and Barcelona played for the first time in a formal match in history, it was full of gunpowder before the match.
Some fans do not understand why there seems to be a strong confrontation between QPR and Barcelona.
Until the media pointed out: “Last season, Messi missed the Golden Globes. If he wants to revisit this honor, Ricardo is his biggest opponent. The situation between the two teams in the Champions League will become important. Basis of judgment. “
“Messi himself may not be hostile to Ricardo, but the players and coaches who want to help Messi win the Golden Globes again definitely see Ricardo as a nail in the eye and even hostile to QPR.”
“QPR players and Simone have similar sentiments towards Barcelona. Messi and Ronaldo are Ricardo’s biggest enemies in the Golden Globes.”
Both Messi and Ricardo have denied hostility to each other.
“Messi is one of the greatest players of this century. I am very happy to be born in the same era as him, playing in the same field. Our confrontation has made football attract more fans,” Ricardo said in an interview. “I have a private relationship with Messi, but he is a humble good guy. After retiring, I think I will keep in touch with him.”
Messi also said: “Ricardo is the contemporary king of the ball, and I know his greatness. In La Liga, my confrontation with him was one of the biggest hot spots in the league. I hope that in the next game, He can play perfectly, and I want to beat him. Of course, the reality may not be satisfactory, or it may be that I play perfect ~ www.mtlnovel.com ~ but lost to him. This is football Charm, too much uncertainty. Although QRP is the new Champions League, they are the favorite to win. In fact, the team with Ricardo will always be the champion. We will do our best to strive for a good result.”
At 8:45 pm on April 2, this world-renowned match started at Loftus Road Stadium.
The starting lineup of both sides is exactly as the two head coaches announced at the pre-match press conference. They are proud people and disdain to lie.
Before the game started, Ronaldo and Ricardo did not say hello to the old acquaintances. Ricardo exchanged a look with Messi even after greeting.
As for Pique and Habbe, these are old opponents, not friends, so there is no need to talk more.
After the start of the game, both teams performed high-altitude tactics. Relatively speaking, Barcelona’s preemption is more efficient and the ball is more skilled, so from the perspective of the scene, Barcelona has a slight advantage.
But QPR was the first to create a threat. After only 7 minutes of play, De Blaunet quickly turned around and sent a diagonal pass after receiving Ricardo’s cross. Neymar inserted the penalty area to get the ball. He knocked Pique into a close angle and the football popped on the post. Ronaldo kept up with the shot but was blocked by Mascherano.
The fans at the scene issued a frustrated sigh.
“If this goal is scored, QPR will play a lot better in the next game. They just need to shrink the formation and fight back.” The commentator also sighed.
Ricardo did not feel anything. QPR has not been very lucky in the past two seasons, but it turns out that QPR can perform a miracle without luck.
Tonight is no exception.
Powerful Barcelona will surely fall at the Loftus Road stadium!