Here is Sherlock Holmes, James? Bond's hometown, Europe's most populous capital, the centre of English football, home to 13 professional football clubs, and London!

On the afternoon of March 30th.

Under the leadership of 39-year-old coach Pep Guardiola, the star-studded Barcelona has come to this thousand-year-old city, the most important football city in the United Kingdom, and the prelude to two offensive football matchups.

As soon as the Catalans stepped out of the cabin and stepped on this familiar land, they immediately felt the familiar boos in their faces, and among the fans who came to meet the airport, in addition to the Barcelona fans who came in advance, journalists from various countries, and Gunners fans who came to press.

Avid Londoners wanted to use boos to tell Catalans whose territory this was.

The arrogant Barca stars, who have visited London several times, are no stranger to the spectacle, smiling and waving to the Barca fans, casually answering questions from reporters and ignoring the boos and middle fingers of the gunslinger fans.

After staying at the airport for more than ten minutes, all the players, coaches and staff of Barcelona got in the car and left quickly and rushed to their hotel.

At the same time, thousands of Barcelona fans are still pouring into London in various ways, many of them provocative fans on the forum, and when the battle between Barcelona and Arsenal is about to begin, the duel between fans is also on the verge of breaking out.

With 28 hours to go until the game, the whirlwind of media commentary and the voices of players and coaches on both sides is the best food to fill the void in the fans' brains.

The Sun has analysed in detail the differences between Arsenal and Barcelona's two styles of possession. Think Arsenal's direct passes and forward passes are more, more passionate and more direct. Barcelona's crosses and midfielders have more inverted feet, and they control the game stronger.

The newspaper discusses Barcelona and Arsenal in terms of history, culture and ethnic surname, and believes that the main reason why the two artistic teams are very different from their own football is that Arsenal is a combination of French football and English football, while Barcelona is a hybrid of Dutch football and Spanish football.

The more rigorous "Times" uses data to examine the wins and losses of the two teams in terms of historical records, current form, and the situation in the league and cup competitions. The all-time record is that the two teams have played three games, and Arsenal have not won every game. Both teams are now leaders in their respective leagues, with nine out of ten winners secure. In the cup competition, Barcelona and Arsenal are on two fronts. In terms of goals scored and wins by both sides, Arsenal have the upper hand.

The Post elaborated on the characteristics of the two teams that carried the banner of attacking football in terms of the composition of the players, and focused on the irreplaceable role of Chinese defender Li Huan and Argentine Messi in their respective teams.

Barcelona's mouthpiece, "World Sports", compared the main 11 players of the two teams in an all-round way to predict the likely surnames of the two sides to win.

The first is the comparison of goalkeepers:

Valdés reacts quickly and makes great tackles, but sometimes his brain loves to short-circuit.

Almunia is balanced in all respects, but it has no character.

It can be described as half a catty, and Valdés, who has a lot of experience in the competition, is a little stronger!

Because the team plays attacking football, they don't need any great goalkeepers, and now that two attacking teams meet, the goalkeeper's performance will become very important.

2nd, left side: Messi is attacking the left back Klich's road, and the defensive confusion Klich is likely to be played, but, because Arsenal also has a fast Walcott, Alves, who likes assists, has not yet reached the level of McConn's defensive ability, and the same style as Klich, is likely to be caught by Walcott Behind the vacancy, on the left side, Messi and Alves have a great advantage Third, on the right, it is not surprising that Henry is against Li Huan, and Nasri is against Abidal.

The battle between the new and old Kings of the Gunners is destined to attract the most attention from fans, and compared to the declining Henry, the World Footballer of the Year has a great advantage in terms of technique, speed, and reflexes.

Abidal is not strong in attack, his defensive ability is trustworthy, and he is facing his teammate Nasri in the national team, so he is so familiar that defensive success should not be a problem.

The tie between Abidal and Nasri is the key to the duel between Li Huan and Henry.

Arsenal have the upper hand on this road.

Fourth, the comparison of central defenders and forwards:

Campbell and Wilmaren combined against Ibrahimovic, Campbell's experience and Vermaelen's reaction could wipe out the advantage at Ibrahimovic's feet, while Puyol and Pique must have been comfortable with Bendtner, and even the two centre-backs had the opportunity to take turns assisting.

Compared with the alignment of these two positions, Barcelona has a clear advantage of fifth, midfield alignment: Xavi, Xiaobai dual-core combination for many years, one can pass, the other can pass and burst, plus Toure, the bodyguard, Fabregas with Song and Diaby, two relatively rough helpers, it is difficult to compete with two fellow countrymen.

In the midfield battle, Arsenal is also at a disadvantage.

"World Sports" believes that the midfield's possession and the efficiency of the strikers will determine the outcome of the game, in the comparison of the above five positions, Barcelona has an absolute advantage, only Li Huan's right side Arsenal has the upper hand, according to the strength of the two sides, Barcelona will win this contest between offensive football.

However, the British media believes that although there is a certain gap in the strength of the players on both sides, both teams are based on team cooperation, who is more tacit in cooperation with the two teams, who can have the upper hand, in addition to the British media believes that it is a mistake for the Spanish media to fix Li Huan in the position of right back, Li Huan's role is actually equivalent to a striker and a defender, and the power of Li Huan's free kick also exerts a great influence on the two sides in the midfield competition.

Arsenal and the visitors Barcelona didn't make much noise other than the noisy media and fans, but the silence was calm before the rain came, and the darkness before dawn.

On the afternoon of March 31, less than five hours before the game, Arsenal and Barcelona managers attended a pre-match press conference hosted by UEFA in the conference hall of the Emirates Stadium.

Journalists from all over the world had already been informed that there were still 20 minutes before the press conference began, and about 400 journalists from Côte d'Ivoire in Africa to China in Asia had already packed the spacious conference hall, all waiting for the arrival of the two head coaches.

The first to arrive was Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, the 39-year-old young coach wore a dark suit, dark blue eyes, and a very surname-like beard, looking very stylish.

Guardiola didn't speak, but sat down on the rostrum very seriously, waiting for the professor's arrival.

About three minutes later, Professor Wenger arrived, and the professor, who had always attached great importance to his appearance, was also wearing a suit and leather shoes, and a red tie made the old handsome look much younger.

The lights are flashing, the recorders and microphones are ready, and the final press conference before the competition will be broadcast from both online and television media to all corners of the world.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was the first to speak, with the professor welcoming former captain Thierry Henry back and signalling to Arsenal fans around the world that they are going to take revenge on Barca.

'We're all delighted Henry to be back in London and I think he'll enjoy the applause he deserves. But once the whistle blows, we're enemies, we're not going to show any mercy and we're going to do everything we can to beat him and his team. ”

'We met in the 2006 final and unfortunately we got into trouble too early and Lehmann's red card led to 10 Arsenal men. It's a time has changed and both teams have improved a lot, so tomorrow night is a good opportunity for us to get revenge. I want the players not to get into their rhythm and play in their own style. As long as the lads can play well, we can beat any team in the world. ”

The professor also talked about the comparison between Li Huan and Messi, which has been hotly discussed recently, "They are two different types of players, and their positions are completely different, if you have to compare, Li Huan is stronger than Messi and has a more decisive surname." His help to the team is all-encompassing. ”

Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola said that away goals are important and that both sides have chances. 'We're going to organise the attack and defend every ball at the same time, they like to keep the ball and just like us. Arsenal have a lot of energetic players who pass a lot of the ball and it is expected that tonight will be a very good game if Arsenal are willing to attack. ”

Pep Guardiola also said of Cesc Fabregas: "Cesc Fabregas is a very capable player, not only is he consistent on the pitch, but as a midfielder he is also very capable of scoring goals. But he's an Arsenal guy now and if one day Arsenal comes up with the idea of making him, I think we'll think about it. ”

However, in order to cover up, Guardiola also went on to talk about Li Huan, "Of course, if Arsenal wants to transfer their World Footballer of the Year, we are also interested. Li Huan and Messi are both world-class, they are two of the best players in the world, and the future of world football will be a contest between them. ”

In the ensuing reporters' questions, both managers were vague about their starting line-ups, with Pep Guardiola saying that Andres Iniesta was more likely to be on the pitch than he was likely to play, and that there was no guarantee that Thierry Henry would start. Arsene Wenger said that Cesc Fabregas, the heart of his midfield, may not be available because he has a bad cold.

The two managers' speeches were then broadcast on television around the world, with various media commenting on the press conference that the two first had a fight at the press conference, where the professor put pressure on the referee and used revenge to encourage the fans and players. Pep Guardiola, on the other hand, quietly used Fabregas and Agitation to force Arsenal to take the initiative. And what they are talking about Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Thierry Henry will definitely start.

(To be continued)