Midfielder Ruler

During the Dortmund team's adaptation to the Camp Nou, Tang Zheng found that the turf of the Camp Nou was exceptionally smooth, and the result was that the football ran faster on the turf.

The current Camp Nou stadium has not been sprinkled with water. If water is sprinkled on the flat turf, the football will run faster.

This is what we need to pay attention to in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals tomorrow night. The power of passing and receiving the ball needs to be controlled more delicately than usual training games.

Tang Zheng's eyes lit up suddenly when he thought of the football running faster on the watered field.

Valdez's state has declined significantly in the past two seasons, and his physical function has declined somewhat at the age of 30.

Coupled with the fact that he is only 1.83 meters tall, he is at a very obvious disadvantage when dealing with shots from the four corners of the goal.

Long-range shooting is one of the main themes of tomorrow night's game.

So after adapting to the routine tactics of the field before the game, Tang Zheng took the initiative to increase long-range shooting practice.

Assistant coach Zeliko Buvac stood on the sidelines and saw Tang Zheng's long-range shot over 30 meters straight into the dead corner, and couldn't help but marvel: "Tang's state adjustment is just right!"

Although only No. 2 goalkeeper Langerak accompanied the long-range shots in the extra practice, without the interference of defensive players and the frenzied atmosphere on the scene, Tang Zheng's acceleration after dialing the ball on the spot to get rid of the long-range shots was handled very well.

Klopp crossed his arms, looked into the distance, and grinned: "Whether we can achieve a comeback in the away game depends on Don's impromptu performance."

"Oh?"

"He is a competitive player, the more critical the game, the better his performance!" Klopp looked at Tang Zheng, and continued: "I was wondering... Will the packed Nou Camp stadium be good for tomorrow night's game? Silence because of him?"

After a while, Zeliko Buvac nodded fiercely: "Yes, definitely!"

An hour later, the Dortmund team finished adapting to the venue. Tang Zheng and head coach Klopp went to the press reception hall of the Nou Camp Stadium to participate in the routine press conference before the game. Lead the team back to the hotel where the team stayed.

In the regular press conference before the game, the media from various countries concerned about the UEFA Champions League have long been on their seats, waiting for the head coach and players of the visiting team to attend.

The Spanish media is very arrogant. They think that Barcelona's promotion to the semi-finals of the Champions League this season is a certainty. Dortmund still wants to struggle to survive under such circumstances.

Especially the Catalan media, which is full of superiority, asks tricky questions.

Whether it is the head coach Klopp or Tang Zheng, when faced with this problem, they are outspoken and go back.

Most of the German media are not very hopeful about Dortmund's reversal and promotion, but there is still some hope in their hearts, so they are very satisfied with the answers of Klopp and Tang Zheng.

The local media in Catalonia were very upset. Barcelona's amazing results in recent seasons made them feel superior. They questioned Tang Zheng on the spot: "I lost two goals at home, and I still want to reverse it at the Nou Camp? Is it a little too much thinking?" gone?"

Tang Zheng was known for his flamboyant personality and fiery temper when he first debuted in River Plate, but he gradually restrained himself under the training of the head coach Simeone at the time. Faced with doubts from the Catalan media, he grinned back and asked, "Then can you please give me a hand?" Let me popularize science, why can't we reverse?"

"Barcelona has only lost one game at home this season, averaging more than three goals per game and conceding less than 0.5 goals per game. In the second round of the Champions League 1/8 finals, they beat Leverkusen 7-1 at home. , you don’t have any chance of turning the tables.”

"Oh, it turns out that Barcelona is so good, then... why didn't UEFA directly announce that you will directly advance to the semi-finals of the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League? No,

It should be directly awarded to Barcelona as the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since the restructuring. " Tang Zheng said playfully.

"Humph!"

The cold snort of the middle-aged reporter sounded in the press reception hall.

Afterwards, the questions asked became quite standard. After all, the routine press conference before the game was more like a gourmet meal with various ingredients prepared in advance. Whether you can cook an excellent and delicious food depends on the specific game tomorrow night.

As for the routine post-match press conference, it's the time to savor the food.

In the final analysis, what is the tasting given depends on the competition.

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The regular pre-match press conference that Dortmund participated in was quickly learned by the Barcelona players staying at the hotel through media channels. Most of the players felt a little shame. They tried their best to give Dortmund players some color in the game tomorrow night. See voila.

Only Sanchez was a little nervous, because he got the news from the afternoon that he would replace Cesc Fabregas as the starter for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals tomorrow night.

Of course, he did not contact Tang Zheng privately.

The starting lineup is currently still a team secret, and even jokes between friends are not allowed.

At 8 o'clock that night, the Dortmund team held a pre-match tactical discussion in the conference room provided by the hotel where they stayed.

The whole team revisited the information collected by the coaching staff, and at the same time made an in-depth analysis of the technical and tactical play.

Finally, under the auspices of head coach Klopp, mentality adjustments will be made for tomorrow night's game.

On the second day, the news reports of the mainstream European media basically revolved around the two Champions League quarter-finals in the evening.

Tang Zheng was suspended for accumulating yellow cards in the first round, which had a huge impact on the Dortmund team. After all, he was the starter in the away game. Considering the amazing performance in the European Super Cup last year, it doesn't mean that Dortmund has no chance of a comeback.

It's just that the chances are a little small.

Since there is an opportunity, it is natural to report it widely and arouse public opinion.

The media prefer sparkling games to non-controversial ones.

And public opinion is a means of causing sparks to fly.

The Camp Nou stadium can accommodate more than 99,000 fans, and around 6 pm, nearly 60% of the fans flooded into the stadium.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the stadium was 80% full of fans.

At this time, players from both sides of the game arrived at the designated parking spaces at the Camp Nou by bus.

Through the glass window, Tang Zheng saw a large number of fans of the home team in the square outside the stadium. Almost all of them wore uniform red and blue striped shirts, sang the team song, and held banners and slogans with great momentum.

The largest home stadium in Europe is indeed well-deserved.

But...Compared to Europe's No. 1 devil's home game, the fire is not nearly as good.

Tang Zheng wore headphones in both ears, listening to exciting songs, ignoring the boos of the fans of the home team and the interview requests of the media.

Before the game, keep a calm state of mind.

When the Dortmund team changed their equipment and came to the Camp Nou to warm up, deafening boos broke out from the stands, especially the Southwest Stand, where the most fanatical and loyal Barcelona fans gathered.

They learned of the disrespect of the Dortmund players before the game, so they decided to give the Dortmund players some color before the game.

However, Tang Zheng behaved recklessly and fought against each other. He raised his middle finger towards the southwest direction of the stadium, which is the direction where the diehard Barcelona fans gathered.

Boosed wildly, deafeningly, in response to Tang Zheng.

Pirlo reached out and patted Tang Zheng's shoulder, raised his head and said worriedly: "Tang, you have to keep calm."

Tang Zheng put his backhand on Pirlo's shoulder, selectively ignoring the wild boos from the stands at Camp Nou: "Don't worry, I don't take this kind of posture seriously."

"That's good."

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At the moment of the battle, both teams are cautious in warming up.

A good performance on the field is closely related to the meticulous warm-up before the game.

"The body must be active, especially the small muscle groups."

"GOGOGO! Speed ​​up! Yes, OK!"

"Ignore the boos from the stands, your purpose is to warm up!"

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Dortmund fitness coach Oliver Bartlett yelled at his players.

The 40-minute warm-up time ended quickly, and the players from both sides returned to their locker rooms.

Visiting team locker room.

Klopp did not convene the players at the first time, but asked the players to change and sort out their personal images and prepare according to their preferences.

Tang Zheng took the top No. 10 jersey from the closet and put it on. What was different from usual was that he didn't tidy up his personal image too much, but put on the captain's armband seriously after putting on the jersey.

Kyle's red card suspension, he will wear the captain's armband to play the game.

Full sense of tightness, full sense of responsibility!

So what if you lose 1:3 at home?

A bet is never lost!

With ten minutes left before the start of the game, Camp Nou stadium staff knocked on the door of the visiting team's locker room, indicating that Dortmund players can go to the player tunnel and wait to play.

The head coach Klopp swept towards every player, clapped his palms, and said loudly: "Do you have confidence?"

"Have!"

Tang Zheng, who played as the team captain, was the first to respond loudly.

The other team members followed the rhythm and roared in unison: "Yes!!"

In the player tunnel, Tang Zheng saw Alexis Sanchez, his only friend who played for Barcelona.

Surprisingly, Sanchez did not go to the bench with other players, which means that Sanchez will start the game.

Tang Zheng ignored the other Barcelona superstars, took the initiative to walk towards Sanchez, opened his arms, hugged Sanchez, and joked: "Good Alexis, you didn't say hello when you started the game, I tell you, you are going to die!"

"My appearance was an accident, I only knew about it before the match." Sanchez scratched the back of his head, looking up at Tang Zheng who was a whole head taller than him.

At the same time, the game signal from the Nou Camp Stadium has been transmitted via satellite to those national TV stations that have the rights to broadcast it.

The Central 5 Beijing studio immediately switched to the scene, and the Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV could clearly see everything in the player channel, including their favorite stars.

Of course, the favorite is Tang Zheng.

As the best football player in his country, Tang Zheng pinned the hopes of all Chinese fans.

The UEFA Champions League, the top stage of world football.

The commentator Shen Fangjian said: "The focus of the second round of the quarter-finals of the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League is getting closer and closer. Dortmund lost 1:3 to Barcelona at home. They will be a guest at Camp Nou in this campaign. Make final preparations for the semi-finals! The one who appears in the camera now is the greatest star in the history of Chinese football..."

Tang Zheng, who appeared in the live broadcast, did not communicate with Sanchez, they simply asked each other and returned to their respective camps.

Tang Zheng took the lead standing on the right side of the rebroadcast camera, without looking sideways, and next to him was Harvey.

Pirlo, a veteran of football, has played against Barcelona many times while representing AC Milan. He is an old acquaintance. He Xavi, Messi, Mascherano and other well-known stars routinely greeted before the game.

The other Dortmund players were almost the same as Tang Zheng. After the teammates encouraged each other, they kept their eyes on each other and waited to play.

It didn't take long for players from both sides of the game to enter the Nou Camp with the Dutch referee team.

The Nou Camp stadium, which can accommodate 99,000 spectators, is full of seats. The entire stadium is surrounded by red and blue. The yellow and black belonging to Dortmund only occupy a very small part of the stadium.

It is worth mentioning that there were related controversial reports before the game. The Barcelona club said that considering safety factors, they only gave Dortmund fans about 4,000 tickets to the third-tier stands, and they were still opposite the corner flags.

The Nou Camp stadium is very large, and it is no exaggeration to say that Dortmund fans must wear binoculars if they want to see the players on the field clearly.

So they came to the scene more to support the team, not to watch the game.

The Dutch referee team stands on both sides of the center line of the court, and the two assistant referees and the fourth official stand on both sides.

The sound of the live broadcast changed from the Barcelona team anthem to the Champions League theme song.

Listening to the exciting European theme song, Tang Zheng naturally clenched his fists with a solemn expression.

After the song was played, Tang Zheng and Barcelona captain Xavi came to head coach Kupez respectively to guess the ball.

The master does as the guest wishes, Tang Zheng chooses the front, and Harvey chooses the back.

In the end, Harvey guessed right and got the right to pick a side, Tang Zheng lost and got the right to kick off.

This result was what Tang Zheng hoped for the most. After all, in the Camp Nou match, no matter which side he chooses, it would be the same.

At 8:45 p.m. European time, the second round of the quarter-finals of the 2011-2012 UEFA Champions League between Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund was announced by the whistle of the Dutch referee Kupes.

Lewandowski kicked the football to Gotze, and Gotze handed the ball to Tang Zheng, the captain outside the center circle.

The other players slowly spread out to make room for attacking in the middle.

The away game scored two goals and scored three away goals. Barcelona played in no hurry. The three forwards did not rush forward to press forward, but moved forward slowly. It was the fans who told the visiting Dortmund players who it was. home field.

The wild boos of the mountains and tsunami poured down, sweeping the entire stadium.

However, Tang Zheng, who was holding the ball, did not panic, kicked the football under his feet to Pirlo, and ran to the next catch point that was set before the game.

Dortmund's starting lineup for this game has at least one defensive midfielder in the double midfielders in the past. The double midfielders in this game are very aggressive.

Gundogan partnered with Pirlo, Tang Zheng was positioned slightly forward, but the other positions remained unchanged, and the formation was still the usual four-two-three-one team.

Tang Zheng, who was in the running position, received a pass from Gundogan, but he didn't pass it out, but... controlled the ball!

If you want to grab the start, you must bring great confidence!