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As the match date approaches, the war of words between Chelsea and Barcelona gradually heats up. Anyway, apart from verbally greeting each other's family members, the media reporters and fans of both sides did not do anything too outrageous.

It's just that the newspapers that published the war of words between the two sides made money. This eye-catching confrontation is indeed very popular.

Even the Times has reserved a special page for the battle between Chelsea and Barcelona in a prominent position. You know, even Arsenal and Manchester United have never enjoyed this treatment. The only time Ferguson had this treatment was when he won the treble in 1999, but now Chelsea has enjoyed such a kingly courtesy in advance.

And Arsenal may not have this treatment recently, because while the entire Chelsea team took a flight to Barcelona, ​​the Arsenal led by Wenger suffered a painful defeat at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

If it weren't for Arsenal defender Toure's header one minute before the end of the game, Wenger would probably have to accept the fate of being swept 3:0 by the opponent in Munich, but even so, the score of 3:1 is embarrassing enough.

Pires, Henry, Bergkamp, ​​Van Persie, with such a luxurious offensive line, Arsenal's goal actually depends on their own defenders to rush into the opponent's penalty area in the last minute. This is really unimaginable.

But the fact is so cruel. Wenger's team not only lost, but also lost without temper. The old French man had no room for rebuttal this time. He could only admit after the game that this was a failure.

And Arsenal lost very ugly. They seemed to be sleepwalking throughout the game and were not in the state at all.

The Germans, playing at home, locked the victory in less than 40 minutes. Pizarro scored two goals in a row and Salihamidzic's throat-locking knife. They dealt with Arsenal neatly at the Allianz Arena.

The Germans lost the World War II, but on this night, the Germans completely trampled the English under their feet.

But a more vivid way of saying it is that Munich stepped on a multinational force, because there were so few Englishmen in the Arsenal team that they were more like a patchwork team, most of whom came from outside the British Isles.

Or maybe Wenger's team lacked the toughness of the Englishmen, and the French were too delicate. Toughness always lingered around him, but it could never be instilled into the soul of the Arsenal team.

After this game, many football critics were evaluating Wenger's team, saying that the only difference between them and Chelsea was that the guys in blue uniforms were a group of fearless beasts, while Arsenal was more like a gentleman on the football field, focusing too much on their own elegance, but lacking a bit of toughness in their bones.

Wenger did not respond to this evaluation, but many managers within Arsenal could feel that Wenger had begun to change the team building, especially many veterans, who were on Wenger's cleaning list.

After a painful defeat and a less successful season, the old French man had a lesson to learn.

However, this change may not be a bad thing. Maybe he can bring unexpected changes to Arsenal.

Destruction is the beginning of creation. Maybe when Wenger breaks all the fetters, Arsenal will be reborn.

Of the four English teams that entered the Champions League round of 16, one was defeated in the first round. Fortunately, Liverpool managed to deal with another German club, Leverkusen, at Anfield to avoid the embarrassment.

The same score of 3:1, the victory of this game also gave Benítez a chance to breathe in the face of enemies on all sides. However, no one can give him an accurate answer on how long this breath can last.

Although Gerrard performed well in this game, the rumors about his departure have not dissipated.

If Benítez and Liverpool want to keep this absolute core, I am afraid that a simple victory is not enough.

The bad start of the English clubs also gave enough confidence to many Spanish media, especially Real Madrid, which was in poor condition recently, was able to beat Juventus led by Capello with a score of 1:0 at home in the Bernabeu, which made many people optimistic about the two giants of La Liga.

"The victory at the Bernabeu is great, because we are facing a great team, and the score can accurately reflect the process of the game. Although we and Barcelona are competitors in the league, we also represent Spanish football in the European arena. I wish them good luck."

After winning Capello, the guy who threatened his position at the moment, Luxemburgo, the old Brazilian man, can have a good mood to comment on the rest of the game. Even Barcelona gave his blessing. Of course, this old guy is not in such a simple good mood.

If Barcelona spends more energy in the two-round fight with Chelsea, it will definitely be good news for Real Madrid, who is more determined to win the league championship. Therefore, the more intense the game in Camp Nou, the better. Anyway, Real Madrid is now watching the tiger fight from the mountain.

Especially after Real Madrid won the first round, even Florentino seemed in a very good mood. He even expressed the possibility of going to Camp Nou to watch the game. Of course, Mendes knew that this guy was definitely not going to watch the game. He was going to observe Lin Yi on the spot.

Although this old guy has not had a good time as the club chairman recently, his idea of ​​acquiring Lin Yi has never changed.

"Money is not a problem, but I need to know clearly whether this deal is really valuable." This is what Florentino said when talking to Mendes. There is no way. This old guy has always been so rich when buying players. This is unacceptable.

The start of the English team with one win and one loss is not too bad. Of course, it is a little different from the good wishes predicted by the media that all teams can enter the quarterfinals. After all, Arsenal is half dead after the first round.

Now we can only wait and see the battle between AC Milan and Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona. Many English fans hope that these two teams can write legends for the Premier League clubs and can enter the quarterfinals together.

It's just that Chelsea fans are a little unhappy. The huge Camp Nou stadium only left less than 20,000 tickets for Chelsea, which really made them a little depressed. Many fans couldn't even go to Spain with the team because of the tickets. It can be seen that Barcelona is determined to keep the home advantage.

When Chelsea fans arrived in Barcelona, ​​they were greeted by the unfriendly eyes of the opposing fans.

And Chelsea led by Mourinho is even more so. When they walked out of the airport from the security channel, they looked up and saw nearly a thousand Barcelona fans holding signs wishing Chelsea failure at the airport exit. Many of Chelsea's main players were also turned into funny clowns by the opposing fans.

"Ignorant British! You wait to accept failure at Camp Nou!" This kind of roar was endless.

Lin Yi looked at those crazy Barcelona fans and said, "Anyway, I'm not British."

If a Barcelona fan could hear this response, I don't know if he would be choked to death on the spot.

There is no way, Lin Yi is born with this temper. The more the opponent provokes him off the court, the more likely he will encounter a strong counterattack from this kid. Obviously, the Barcelona fans at this moment make Lin Yi feel very unhappy.

"Maybe when they play away, we should also incite fans to do this on the club's homepage."

Seeing Lin Yi's serious expression, the group of guys around him were collectively speechless, because they found that this kid is now more and more vengeful, especially those who make him unhappy. This kid always tries to trick the other party.

"It's better to find some football hooligans to do it directly. Those guys can swing beer bottles and smash these Spaniards into the Atlantic Ocean." Lampard also said a few words casually following Lin Yi's words.

"You can consider it! It will save those guys money on air tickets! It costs more than 1,000 euros to fly back and forth like this!"

If the roar of Barcelona fans at the airport is very annoying, then the harassment of Barcelona TV can be said to be everywhere. There are always these reporters lurking around the hotel where Chelsea is staying. As long as they walk out of the door, they will be surrounded by these people, and all kinds of strange questions will be thrown at them, without giving them the opportunity to organize their words.

Especially Lin Yi, when he faced a group of reporters speaking Spanish, he felt that his head was about to explode. Some asked him whether the gossip was true, and some asked him whether his team would face a defeat at Camp Nou this time after losing to Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last time.

Lin Yi had nothing to say about the gossip. He didn't want to add any gossip about himself to other people. But for the provocative question from the Catalan reporter about the result of the game, Lin Yi responded with one sentence, "You'll know when you watch the game. Do you dare to say that Barcelona will definitely win this game? Even if you have the home advantage, what can you do? Don't forget, we are also at home in the second round, and you may not win this game. Remember, this sentence is for me. After the two rounds of the game, you can only face failure!"

Still so arrogant on the opponent's territory? There is no way. Lin Yi and Mourinho are the same kind of people. They are both full of confidence in the game. Whether they can really beat the opponent, no one knows, but even if they lose the duel, they are the kind of die-hards who walk out of the stadium with their heads held high.

Besides, the game hasn't started yet. In such a battle, Lin Yi will never show weakness to the opponent. Come on! I'm not afraid of you! What can Camp Nou do? Even if it's hell, I'll make it flat for you! Want to beat me? OK, step over me, or you are dreaming!

The war between Barcelona and Chelsea is about to start. . .