The much-anticipated Champions League final is just around the corner, and all eyes are on Roma in Italy.

Around the pinnacle duel between Liverpool and Barcelona, around the competition between Yang Yang and Messi, the top superstars in world football, not only media reporters and fans around the world are boiling, but even major bookmakers have offered odds.

With a win over Chelsea and a double win over Manchester United, Liverpool are back at the top favourites for the Champions League final.

But interestingly, Barcelona is also not far behind, and Barcelona, who have won two consecutive La Liga and Copa del Rey titles this season, are also the favorites.

According to the odds offered by a number of bookmakers, including William Hill and Must Win, the two teams are exactly the same, and they are really evenly matched, and neither has been able to take advantage of the other.

In Asia, Yang Yang's Liverpool is slightly better, which shows Yang Yang's popularity in Asia.

Ladbrokes has set odds for the first goal-scorer, with Yang Yang being the number one, and almost everyone is very optimistic about the super striker, who has won the European Golden Boot for two consecutive seasons, with Messi close behind.

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Unlike the bookmakers, England and Spain have also made appearances.

Spain's current head coach Bosque wrote a column for the newspaper, saying that he knows Barcelona very well and believes that Pep Guardiola's team will be able to beat Liverpool and win as long as it can play normally.

'I think Pep Guardiola should keep his team closer and try not to pull his wings too far apart.

Bosque also expressed concern because Liverpool are also one of the top teams in Europe.

'In my eyes, Rafa Benitez is a master tactician with a lot of experience in tactical preparation and on-the-spot command, which is not a good thing for Pep Guardiola, especially since it would be a disaster if Liverpool scored first.

"My guess is that Benitez will certainly not leave too much space for Barcelona to pass and possess the ball in this game, although they will definitely sacrifice their attack, but it is important to note that they have Yang Yang, a super striker who can destroy the opponent's entire defense on his own."

Bosque's column is not just about him, but about the speculation and concerns of many others.

Football emperor Beckenbauer also mentioned in his prediction column before the Champions League final written by the German news agency that it will be an exciting Champions League final, as both teams represent the best in European football in recent years.

"Liverpool is as passionate as Barcelona is an art ballet, and it's hard for anyone to guess who will succeed."

Beckenbauer also pointed out that Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Liverpool's Yang Yang are both the top superstars in world football today, and the rivalry between them will attract the attention of fans around the world.

"Whoever can lead the team to the Champions League in a convincing way will be the number one player in world football in 2009."

Saying such things from a legend like Beckenbauer undoubtedly represents a signal.

The winner of the Champions League will win the 2009 World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or.

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The afternoon before the final, Barcelona chartered a flight to Rome.

As soon as he arrived at the hotel, Guardiola was interviewed by the media under the arrangement of the team.

The Barcelona boss admits that there are many players in the dressing room who are playing in the Champions League final for the first time and will inevitably be a little nervous, but he still hopes that the players can throw away their fears and go to the game with confidence.

'I want my players to feel good, believe in themselves and show their best in front of the world.'

"In any final, there's always one truth, it's either win or nothing, no one will remember how many finals you've been to, no one will remember who the runner-up is, but people will remember the winner!"

'I hope they can break through the tension and fear in their hearts, be brave and show the world how good our football really is, and that's the only reason we came to Rome.'

Pep Guardiola also said that he will never change his football philosophy in order to restrain Liverpool, and will not change the way the team plays, which is not the traditional practice of Barcelona.

'We don't think about how we can change in the final because we just play our way and play our own football and for us that's how we win.

Pep Guardiola believes that attacking is Barcelona's best weapon, but at the same time he has issued a provocation in the hope that Liverpool can bravely step up and play against Barcelona as they have done in previous games.

'I've seen a lot of Liverpool games, like they beat Manchester United 6-1 at Old Trafford, they beat Chelsea 6-1 at Stamford Bridge and then they beat Roma 9-0 and I'm happy that Rome will be our home stadium in those two days.

'I know Liverpool are a team with a lot of attacking power, but I don't think they're going to show their attacking play tomorrow and they should be more focused on defending because they think it's going to have a better chance of winning.'

'Of course, it's just my personal speculation and maybe Liverpool will surprise me with an attacking approach, but in any case, it's going to be a great matchup that will satisfy fans all over the world.

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Barcelona captain Puyol also encouraged his teammates in an interview with the media.

'We all know it's going to be a very tough game, but we have a strong team, we're good defensively, better offensively and we're going to do everything we can to win.'

"We all have enthusiasm and joy and we are very excited about tomorrow's game and we can't wait."

Messi also gave an interview to the Argentine newspaper Ole, saying that he is ready.

'I feel calm now, even though I know it's going to be tough, it's going to be tough.

"It's a collision between two of the best teams in the world and no one can afford to make a mistake."

"Me and Yang Yang? The two of us have a good relationship. ”

"I'm tired of the comparison because it's first and foremost a matchup between Barcelona and Liverpool, it's not about the individual, and I admire Yang Yang very much, he's a worthy opponent and I'm sure we'll really bless each other no matter what the outcome of the game is."

"I've been here since I came to Barcelona very early and I've always felt the strength of Barcelona as a whole and here I've come to understand that football is not perfect, it's always being revised and improved, and this season we have regained our confidence and we have achieved good results in La Liga and the Copa del Rey."

"I have to win this Champions League for Barcelona and complete the treble, so that I can be worthy of the fans who have accompanied us all the way to win!"

In the last sentence, Messi said sonorously and loudly, showing his determination and attitude.

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Liverpool also arrived in Rome in the afternoon, but unlike Barcelona, although many Liverpool fans came to greet the team, there were also many Roma fans who booed Liverpool.

When I was at the airport, I even almost had chaos at one point.

The city of Rome, which is also famous in European football as a football hooligan.

For this situation, both Liverpool and the city of Rome have long been prepared.

At the very least, between Barcelona and Liverpool, they will definitely choose Barcelona because Liverpool has brought them extremely painful memories.

The team's bus slowly left the airport and arrived at the hotel unhindered by police cars.

Because Liverpool came to Rome to play away from home before, they were not satisfied with the hotel's facilities, so this time after the club entered the final, it arranged for someone to come to Rome for on-site inspection, and finally chose a hotel that was a little far away from the Olympic Stadium, but it was more undisturbed.

Outside the hotel gate, media reporters and fans who heard the news were already waiting here, and when the Liverpool bus arrived, the whole stadium cheered, and countless Liverpool fans were singing the team song and cheering for the team.

In the past three days, Liverpool have conducted a closed training camp at Melwood, focusing on practicing defensive and counter-attacking tactics against Barcelona, and have not revealed any information to the outside world.

Today, after arriving in Rome, the team also refused all interviews from the outside world, including several close English media, and were not allowed to enter the hotel premises, and Benitez and the players had to remain absolutely focused.

It was only in the evening that Liverpool went out again and came to the Olympic Stadium for familiarisation training, which was also the last training session before the Champions League final.

There were many media reporters and fans gathered at the scene, and it is estimated that there were also many scouts from Barcelona in the stands.

Liverpool also only arranged some regular training, mainly adjustments and warm-ups, while practicing free-kick tactics and penalties, which is obviously also a message that the coaching staff deliberately revealed to the outside world.

The Reds are bound to hold on to the end, even going so far as to drag Barcelona into a penalty shootout.

This can also be regarded as a response to Benitez's provocation by Guardiola.

The Barcelona coach must be eager for Liverpool to press out to play the attack, which is more obvious for Barcelona, who has the advantage of passing and possession, but Liverpool can only be a lamb to the slaughter.

Although Benitez was not interviewed, the choreography of the training program gave the answer.

Our brains are not funny, and fools are fighting against you!

Yang Yang's mentality is not bad, after all, he has experienced many such scenes.

For him now, he has experienced a hundred battles and has experienced several major finals, although he will still be nervous, but he has already figured out a set of his own way to relieve pressure, and he will not easily affect the game anymore.

Messi said he would win the Champions League and create a treble dynasty for Barcelona.

And Yang Yang is also determined to win the Champions League, because this will be the last gift he will leave to Liverpool, but at the same time, it is also the most important one.

Quadruple winner, which will make all Liverpool fans remember him forever!