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"...Barcelona is a very strong team, full of stars. I know it will be difficult, but we will give our all."

Video of Sampdoria's post-match press conference against Livorno was shown on television before cutting back to the studio.

The host said with a playful smile: "I don't know why, but I always feel that when Di Francesco said this, he always had a look of death... In fact, everyone knows what the result of this game is. Fighting, but no one should expect Sampdoria to beat Barcelona at home... So far, Barcelona has won two games in a row and remains unbeaten. Qualifying from the group is not their consideration at all, what they have to consider is winning the championship... ..."

Although this is a program on Italian TV, the host did not intend to speak for Sampdoria at all, but told the truth.

It may sound sad to Sampdoria fans, but it is the truth.

Now in the entire Italian football world, perhaps only the top three in the north can break the wrist with Barcelona.

However, the Milan duo in the top three in the north did not participate in the Champions League at all, leaving only Juventus, and their performance in the Champions League this season was very poor.

The current Italian football really makes those who hear it cry and those who see it are sad.

I think AC Milan could beat the Barcelona dream team led by Cruyff 4:0 in the Champions League final.

Inter Milan can also eliminate each other at Barcelona's home court, advance to the final, and finally achieve the great cause of the "Triple Crown".

Now Italy can only send a team like Sampdoria to compete with Barcelona. There is no doubt that they will be crushed to death, just like ants.

If the Italians understand the culture of the Three Kingdoms in China, maybe they will very much agree with the description of Sampdoria as "there is no general in Shu, Liao Hua as a pioneer".

In fact, even Sampdoria's opponent Barcelona may not have put Sampdoria in their eyes, because they did not arrive in Genoa until the day before the game-if the opponent is a team like Bayern Munich or Real Madrid, they will not be able to take Sampdoria seriously. It is absolutely impossible to arrive at the away game so late. Basically, after the weekend league game, they set off to prepare for the away game, adapt to the weather and venue of the away game, and at the same time allow the players to fully rest.

Nobody saw anything wrong with Barcelona arriving in Genoa the day before the game.

At the airport, Barcelona coach Martino accepted interviews with reporters.

"No game is easy to play,

And no opponent is easy to deal with. We do not take this lightly. "

"...I don't know how Martino held back his laughter when he said this..." The Italian TV host didn't know whether he was laughing at himself or Sampdoria. "As long as Barcelona plays normally, Sampdoria will have no chance. I believe that the Sampdoria team also has this view. It is meaningless to fight against Barcelona. It is better to devote energy to the Celtics and Ajak. In the game against the Spurs - if they really want to qualify from this group, their competition is these two teams, definitely not Barcelona..."

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At the tactical meeting the day before the game, Di Francesco said to his players: "Everyone has heard the voices of the outside world. There are many analysts who think that Barcelona is not our competitor whether we qualify or not, so we don't need to fight Barcelona. To be honest, these analyzes are correct, objective and neutral. If I were not the head coach of Sampdoria, I would accept and agree with this statement. But I am not, I am the head coach of Sampdoria, I cannot accept this I don’t want you to accept this argument.”

At this point, Di Francesco stopped to observe each of the Sampdoria players, meeting their eyes.

While staring at him, someone looked away.

"Don't run," DiFrancisco said. "Don't run. Look into my eyes. I need to see your eyes. I need to know what's really going on in your heart."

When he said this, every Sampdoria player bravely looked at him.

After watching the lap, Di Francesco nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, I saw courage and unwillingness. This is our home field, why should everyone think that it is normal for us to lose to Barcelona at home? I think we are weak, but in the Champions League this season, we are the best Italian team, we are the face of Italian football! Then why can’t we compete with Barcelona in an upright manner?”

"Do you know why so many teams are working so hard and trying their best to enter the Champions League? Is it for the Champions League entry bonus? That's what the managers of the club think about. As players and coaches, what we think about is Only in the UEFA Champions League can we meet strong teams from all over Europe, compete with giants from other countries, and know where we are in the whole of Europe. If we meet a strong team, we will feel that losing to them is a matter of course, So why are we here? So contrary to the opinions of the outside world, I think that we should go all out against a strong team, because such opportunities do not come often. Play casually with the idea of ​​​​"We can't win anyway". If not, I will only feel pity, not for me, but for you."

"We must go all out for this game. Even if our strength is far from Barcelona, ​​we must also play against them with the idea of ​​​​beating them at home. And we have trained for this for more than a week. Instead, we gave up this idea, so what is our effort in training? So tomorrow's game, I hope everyone will not hesitate in their hearts, concentrate on the game with the goal of defeating Barcelona."

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"Why is our opponent Sampdoria instead of AC Milan? I heard they could have won third place last season. In this case, at least we will be in Milan today instead of boring Genoa, The nightlife in Milan is so colorful…”

"Daniel."

Daniel Alves laughed when he heard this, turned around and said to Leo Messi behind him: "Don't be nervous Leo, I'm just talking casually, I know we are here to compete, I’m not here to pick up girls, haha!”

Messi sat down next to him, as if to look at him.

"Don't worry, I really won't go out, I'm not going anywhere, I'm just in the hotel. Hey, Leo, what do you think of the Chinese that the coach said? Do you think he is really as good as Martino said? "

Messi shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't played with him, nor have I watched him play."

"I heard that someone in Italy called him 'Ibra of China'. I heard that he is a tall player with good skills at his feet. Martino asked us to pay special attention to the Chinese when we defended. I think he It's a bit exaggerated. Guess what I think? Martino must be worried that we underestimate the enemy, so he "created" such a "Chinese Ibra" for us, and hoped that we would all be nervous..." Alvi Stalked endlessly. "What do you think, Leo?"

"I don't know, but we really shouldn't underestimate the enemy, Daniel." Messi shook his head.

"I know, I won't underestimate the enemy. I just have a problem with Martino's approach. If he wants us to cheer up, he should tell us directly instead of making up a false strong enemy and scaring us. If During the game we found that the Chinese was simply vulnerable, which will affect our trust in the authority of the head coach."

"You really take the authority of the head coach into your heart?" Messi glanced at Alves.

"What you said... I have always respected our head coach."

"I thought you only respected Guardiola."

"Pep is different from other coaches. He is special. But that doesn't mean I don't respect other coaches." Alves looked at the dark night scene outside the window and couldn't help yawning.

"The boring nights are always so long. I really hope that it will be tomorrow in the blink of an eye, and I can go home after the game."

Alves wiped away the tears squeezed out by the yawn, and muttered.

Next to him, Messi was chatting with his wife on the phone, and Messi asked: "Is Thiago good?"

Then his wife sent him a photo of Thiago.

"So cute." Messi sent a red heart emoji.