third ball king

In order not to be infected by the flu, Santa Malaga was fully armed, and no one was allowed to leave the hotel except for meals and adaptive training.

You must wear a mask when going out for warm-up training.

On February 1, the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals kicked off, with dark horse Mirandez playing against Athletic Bilbao at home.

After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Athletic Bilbao won 2-1 away at the Adua Municipal Stadium, laying a solid foundation for entering the final.

People turn their attention to Barcelona. Spain is still cold in February. The outdoor temperature in Barcelona is three degrees!

On this freezing day, people prefer to hide at home and have a few drinks around the fireplace.

However, the match between Santa Malaga and Barcelona still attracted the attention of many people, especially Barcelona fans, who wanted to go and see this D-level team that has repeatedly performed miracles.

In the eyes of Barcelona fans, Santa Malaga is a mysterious team. This D-level team actually eliminated many professional teams and entered the semi-finals.

This is something that has never happened in the history of the Copa del Rey.

Of course, they have no worries about Barcelona winning, even though the team is suffering from the flu, many of the main players will not be able to participate in the game tonight, and Messi will also be absent due to injury.

But what does this mean?

Half the main lineup can't beat a D-level team?

What a joke.

At six o'clock in the evening on February 2, night fell in Barcelona, ​​and a large number of Barcelona fans walked out of their homes and gathered at the Nou Camp.

In order to ward off the cold, some fans even brought spirits and took a small sip from time to time. A stream of hot liquid flowed down their throats and spread throughout their bodies in an instant.

Cool!

When they arrived at the Camp Nou, they found many fans wearing colorful clothes who were clearly not Barcelona supporters.

A miscellaneous army.

Barcelona fans looked at these fans from all over the country and speaking with different accents with disdain.

Looking at his friends, they all have Barcelona scarves around their necks and blue down jackets.

This is the regular army.

Is it useful to have more people?

A company of regular troops can kill enemies several times their size.

Barca fans no longer care about the Santa Malaga supporters who outnumber them.

…

At seven o'clock, the Nou Cap was brightly lit and bustling with excitement. Barcelona fans entering the stadium sang the neat team song "el cant del bar?a"

"We shouted in the stadium

We are Barcelona fans

We come from all directions

Regardless of age and skin color

The flag is flying high, blue and purple are its colors

The team is fighting bravely

let us shout its name

Barcelona! Barcelona! Barcelona!

Players and fans united

We are invincible

We score goals every time

No one is your opponent

The mighty Barcelona is invincible

The flag is flying high, blue and purple are its colors

The team is fighting bravely

let us shout its name

Barcelona! Barcelona! Barcelona!

…”

The sonorous, powerful and rhythmic singing sounded loudly in the sky above Camp Nou.

"Does Santa Malaga have a song?"

The battle has begun and Santa Malaga supporters do not want to be at a disadvantage.

"It seems...it seems not..."

How embarrassing.

This momentum has been lost.

The Santa Malaga supporters have a feeling of power that cannot be expressed.

…

In the visiting team's locker room, Antonio said in a deep voice after announcing the starting lineup: "Now we have to focus all our energy on the field!"

He glanced at the players: "To have come this far, we are worthy of our lives, worthy of the football we love, and worthy of all the people who care about us and support us!

So, let us enjoy the glory and happiness that football brings us tonight!"

What's your goal for tonight's game?

Antonio didn't say it because he was afraid that speaking out would put too much pressure on the players.

Barcelona, ​​their opponent tonight is Barcelona, ​​the hottest Barcelona in the world today, the Barcelona that the giants want to beat the most, the six-time champion Barcelona, ​​the Barcelona that people call the "Cosmic Team"!

Obviously, Liag was not satisfied with this. After Antonio finished speaking, he broke tradition and spoke before captain Pablo: "The goal tonight is to kill Barcelona!"

Kill Barcelona?!

This is the oath of many wealthy families, and someone in Santa Malaga has said such words before to encourage themselves.

But the game is about to start, and the pressure on them is increasing.

Even if Barcelona is hit by the flu, even if Messi has confirmed that he will not be able to play tonight, Barcelona is Barcelona after all, and Santa Malaga is too different from them.

Liag was very dissatisfied with the cowardice of his teammates and said loudly: "What's wrong? Everyone is afraid of Barcelona when it comes to it?"

In order to break the embarrassment in the locker room, Li Chuanqi responded: "The ultimate goal of the game is to win. No matter who the opponent is, our tactical arrangements are to win. In fact, who we play is not the most important. What is important is whether we are ambitious.

Go win!”

Liage was very satisfied with Li Chuanqi's speech. He opened his eyes and shouted loudly: "Not bad! I think what we lack most now is the ambition to win!"

Where has our previous unbridled ambition gone?

Where has our heroic spirit gone?"

Zucculini took a deep breath and said fiercely: "That's right! Where did our previous ambition go? Where did our heroic spirit go?"

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

The familiar atmosphere returned to Santa Malaga, and it was this momentum of "dare to bring down the emperor" that allowed them to create miracles again and again.

Antonio exhaled heavily and nodded to captain Pablo.

Pablo stood up, walked to the middle of the locker room, and called for his teammates to gather around him.

"Then, our goal tonight is to kill Barcelona! At this time, there is no timidity, no timidity, no shrinking, and no glory, because we are still on the road, still on the way to the top!"

Pablo stretched out his hand, and everyone's hands joined together.

"Dry!"

With Pablo's words, the atmosphere in the locker room reached its peak!

Fighting spirit is on fire!

…

In the home team's locker room, Guardiola arranged the starting lineup as usual and put forward tactical requirements.

"The whole point tonight is to be patient, I don't ask for anything else."

Guardiola quickly finished his work and signaled the players to go out to play.

The players looked at each other, as if a link was missing.

Captain Puyol called his teammates to walk outside the locker room and explained in a low voice to his confused teammates: "This kind of game does not require a morale-boosting session."

Yeah?

Well...yes, the opponent is only a D-level team.

He heard a rumor yesterday that the assistant coach suggested studying the Santa Malaga game. Guardiola directly denied it: "There is no need!"

Walking out of the locker room, the Barcelona players looked at the Santa Malaga players curiously. They found that the opponents were basically looking at the exit of the player tunnel.

They laughed inwardly, pretending to be strong.