In the days that followed, the war of words between Hoffenheim and Barcelona gradually began, and the atmosphere of the final became more and more intense.

Rangnick, who has always kept a low profile, took the initiative to provoke the incident this time, in an interview with a reporter from the Spanish newspaper "Marca", Rangnick said: "Barcelona is more eager to prove itself than us, after the Stanford football battle, the word "referee" haunts them like a ghost, they need to prove to the world that he is worthy of reaching the final, of course, it can't be said that there must be a cat in the middle, and the referee's misjudgment is also a normal and fair, but we are looking forward to a fair and fair matchup, which is also the expectation of every fan, It should also be what Barça desire, because this is a war at stake for their reputation and dignity. ”

Rangnick's words were like a hornet's nest, which immediately attracted Barcelona's counterattack, and Guardiola said dissatisfiedly: "A coach like Rangnick should not say such irresponsible words, Barcelona relied on their own strength to reach the final, Chelsea people think that the referee erased their penalty, from the aftermath, maybe it may be a penalty, but it is difficult for the referee to make a judgment in an instant, and we were also misjudged by the referee in the first leg." ”

Iniesta also said that every team has the possibility of being misjudged, from the two legs, Chelsea did not suffer, it is completely fair and reasonable for Barcelona to reach the final, Iniesta also said that Barcelona will beat Hoffenheim in the final to prove that they are the strongest in Europe.

Messi said implicitly: "I would prefer the final against Manchester United, it definitely feels different to beat the defending champions, and we were eliminated by Manchester United last year." ”

Li Huan then joined the war of words, Li Huan said: "Barcelona actually don't need to be so excited, they still have a chance to prove them, as long as they beat us, but they may not be too big as they wish, we have already figured out how to deal with them, artistic football may be placed in a greenhouse for fans to watch, but the actual effect is average, just like Arsenal, they are also artistic, but in the game with us, they can't play at all, and they were finally eliminated by Hoffenheim with 5 goals." ”

Arshavin also added to the mix, publicly stating that Hoffenheim would become the new Champions League winners, and Barcelona had nothing to worry about, without the help of the referee, they would not even be able to get into the final. Although Hoffenheim is not a giant, they have scored the most goals in the entire Champions League in the knockout rounds, while Barcelona, which has the best attack, has only scored just over half of Hoffenheim's goals. Arshavin believes Hoffenheim will be able to score at least two goals against Barcelona in the final.

In the face of Hoffenheim's provocation, the honest man Xavi couldn't hold his breath, and he also stood up and said: "Barcelona has won the Champions League twice and is one of the most successful teams in Europe, and has been insisting on attacking football for more than 20 years. Hoffenheim will need to prove that they are not an upstart and deserve to reach the final. ”

Xavi also believes that Hoffenheim's football is pseudo-offensive football, although Hoffenheim was called offensive football by fans some time ago, "Offensive football is an unwavering concept, it does not change because of the opponent, if you use offensive football against this opponent and use an iron bucket against another opponent, it can only be Mourinho-style utilitarian football." ”

Li Huan disagreed with Xavi's statement, Li Huan said: "Professional football should only be winning football, only winning football is the best football, if you can't win, whether it is offensive football or artistic football, it will become a declining football, an eliminated football." Therefore, artistic football cannot be superior, and utilitarian football does not have to be ashamed to answer, Barcelona always thinks that every artistic football is inferior, and thinks that other football is inferior, this psychology is actually the most annoying. ”

Messi retorted, "Football is not only about winning, football is also about pleasing the fans, and if the games are as boring as Chelsea, the fans will soon leave football to watch other games, and football will not be the number one sport in the world." ”

Li Huan ridiculed Messi for taking Barcelona too seriously, as if football became the world's number one sport because of the existence of Barcelona, there are more than a billion fans in the world, everyone is different, some people like flowing water, some people like the Great Wall of Steel, some people like to score more than a dozen goals in a game, and some people like a 0:0 with high technical and tactical and intelligent content. And so on. Can Barça's art be satisfied?

The verbal battle between two of the world's hottest superstars immediately attracted the enthusiasm of the media and fans, and the media and fans in Spain and Germany also engaged in a big debate about the match. Before the game started, it was already full of gunpowder, and the smoke of the big battle dispersed in advance.

On May 25, two days before the Champions League final, 18 Hoffenheim players flew from Munich to Rome for the world-renowned final.

Rome has always been the center of Europe. The Germans could conquer Rome, but still have to be crowned in Rome and claim to be the Holy Roman Empire. In Europe, every city is inextricably linked to war, and Rome is the most inextricably linked. No other city has been ravaged by war as often as Rome, and no city has been as war-loving as Rome. Even, they take pleasure in war - the Colosseum is a daily war between humans and beasts. In times of peace, football is war. The choice of Roma as the venue for the final battle in the Champions League can be described as the highest courtesy for football.

Hoffenheim and Barcelona are also fully entitled to this courtesy, as they have both set numerous records this season.

Barcelona started the season off to their worst start in nearly 35 years, then went low and went high, winning 30 of their 38 games, setting a single-season win record in La Liga history, with 13 away games to be the winner, tying the record set in 1995/96 for Atletico Madrid's single away win in La Liga, and in the second leg of the national derby, Barça scored six goals for Real Madrid at the Bernabeu for the first time in 110 years.

If Barcelona can finally get their hands on the Champions League Holy Cup, then Pep Guardiola's team will become the most valuable treble in the history of FC Barcelona, and will also become the first team in Spanish history to win the Copa del Rey, the league and the Champions League.

Hoffenheim has also set numerous records and miracles in the Bundesliga, with a 20-game winning streak not only for the most consecutive wins in the Bundesliga, but also for the team with the most consecutive wins in the entire top five leagues, losing only one game and drawing four games this season, becoming the strongest champion in history. Li Huan won the league Golden Boot award as a defender for two consecutive years, and also created a miracle that has never been seen before or after in world football. In the history of the Champions League, Li Huan also broke the record of 14 goals in a single season held by Italian striker Altani 47 years ago, and led Hoffenheim to become the biggest dark horse in the history of the Champions League.

If Hoffenheim win, they could also become the first Bundesliga to win the Champions League, German Cup and league in the same season.

At the same time, it is also the best PK between two young people in the world.

Messi, one of the most prominent stars at present, one of the stars with the highest goal efficiency in 09 years, won the La Liga championship, the top scorer in La Liga, and the second scorer in the Champions League.

Li Huan, who won the World Footballer without winning the Champions League, the world's hottest star, the Champions League top scorer, the Bundesliga top scorer, won the Bundesliga championship, and is known as the strongest defender in the history of world football. If Li Huan can win the Champions League, he will inevitably dominate the world next year and take all the European Footballer and World Footballer into his arms.

The media dubbed the match the originator of art football against the Miracle Team, believing it to be one of the most fantastic matchups in the history of the Champions League, and they will not be the losers, regardless of who wins the event.

Italians are lazy, and Rome is no exception, and the city of Rome is generally quiet. Except for the relatively noisy main tourist routes, all corners of the city are quiet. The city of Rome, which was not built in a day, always gives people the feeling of quietly savoring history.

However, when the Hoffenheim players disembarked and walked into Fiumicino Airport, the city of Rome said goodbye to silence. From Fiumicino Airport, to Rome Central Railway Station; From the Colosseum in ancient Rome to the Olympic Stadium in the northwest corner of the city, fans roamed the streets and alleys, armed police and mounted police watched, large Champions Cup posters can be seen everywhere on the airport pillars, and the double-decker sightseeing bus with the surname of Rome has been printed with advertisements for the Champions League final, most of which are Messi's shy celebration and Li Huan's slightly exaggerated roar, all of which indicate that Rome has entered the Champions League time.

Hoffenheim received 20,000 tickets for the Champions League final, many fans had already come to Rome City in advance, this is likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime game, many fans took a long time off to come here to support their team in order to enjoy watching the trip, and when Hoffenheim got off the plane, at least 5,000 local and foreign fans came to pick up the plane.

Hoffenheim's players and club officials did not expect so many fans to meet the plane, but fortunately, Roma sent twice as many security guards at the airport as usual to escort the Hoffenheim players out of the airport to the five-star hotel in Rome, Lagrave.

(To be continued)