Chapter 43: The First Round
Barcelona is a rival who does have a lot of grudges with Degan, who met Barcelona in the knockout round for the first time in the Champions League, when AC Milan eliminated Barcelona in two legs with the Wright brothers' double sword combination, and finally won the Champions League trophy that season.
After Degan's transfer to Fiorentina, he led the team back to the knockout stage of the Champions League, and the first opponent he met was Barcelona.
Now, in the knockout stage of the Champions League this season, Fiorentina has once again met Barcelona.
Unlike the previous Barcelona encounter, the current La Liga hegemon has completely become Messi's team, and the Argentine kid wears the No. 10 shirt and has taken over the mantle of Ronaldinho and has become the new king of Camp Nou.
"Barcelona are strong but what we have to do is beat them, it's a very simple proposition, there's nothing to analyse! What will win for Lang? After the game, you will know! ”
After Digan finished speaking, he separated the reporter and walked into the training base in Florence, the big battle is coming, but there is no tension in Florence, the players are very relaxed, when Digan arrived, some players have already come in advance, and they are doing warm-up activities on the field, talking and laughing.
Digan saw Beckham, although he had participated in the match with Sporting Lisbon before, but the competition with a strong team like Barcelona can be regarded as a real return to the Champions League stage.
"Hey! David! ”
Deegan smiled and said hello and kicked the ball in front of him, Beckham reacted very quickly, turned around and stopped the ball with his chest and stepped on it.
"How does it feel to face an opponent like Barcelona again?"
Beckham looked at Degan's serious appearance and couldn't help but smile: "Are you a reporter?" Rod! If you're a journalist, all I have to say is no comment! ”
Deegan jogged to Beckham's side, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Maybe I'm asking a little early, I should have saved that question for the Champions League final, and at that point, all I had to ask was 'Hey!'" David! How does it feel to meet your old club Manchester United in the Champions League final!? 'David! Seriously, I'm really looking forward to your answer! ”
Beckham was stunned, now that the Champions League has only reached the quarterfinals, Degan has already begun to think about the final, is he really so confident, and Degan is sure that Manchester United can reach the final.
Digan saw Beckham's doubts, of course he couldn't explain that the Champions League final in the previous season was Manchester United and Barcelona, and now, as long as Fiorentina can finish off Barcelona, the opponents behind him don't need to worry at all.
"David! Aren't you looking forward to it? ”
When Beckham heard this, he really began to imagine that if he could really meet his old club Manchester United in the final of the Champions League, he couldn't say what kind of mood he would be in at that time.
Even now, if someone asks him, which team is his favorite?
David Beckham will still not hesitate to say Manchester United's name!
But when it comes to the pitch, that's a different story entirely, he's a professional footballer, he's got a work ethic, and his only option is to do his best to help Fiorentina win over Manchester United.
"I think I can answer you right now~~~~~~"
"No!" Deegan interrupted Beckham with a smile, "Don't talk about it now, David!" It's better to leave some suspense! Now we just have Barcelona in our heads! ”
Barcelona in your head!
Kill Barcelona!
Degan is thinking about getting rid of Barcelona, and Messi, who is also far away in Barcelona, is also thinking about getting rid of Fiorentina, to be precise, Degan!
Messi's career, except for the height problem, everything else is smooth, but God is a little unfair, after giving him superhuman skills, he just arranged an opponent like the ultimate boss.
Degan!
Messi and Digan have played each other many times on the court, but he has never won even once, whether it is a club game or representing the Argentine Olympic team in the Olympics, Messi has never won a single time, he has always been a loser.
This made Messi unacceptable, especially since Messi still remembers that Ronaldinho, who was in the ascendancy back then, fell at the feet of Degan, and Ronaldinho was regarded as a brother by Messi.
In the past two days, Messi has always felt preoccupied, although his performance on the pitch is still eye-catching, and he is still the most threatening player in the Barcelona team today, but Messi's words have become less and less, and the smile is no longer visible on his face.
All this worries Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, Messi is his trump card, and if he wants to get rid of Rijkaard's shadow in his first season at Barcelona, he will have to make a breakthrough in results.
In the league, in the Copa del Rey, Barcelona is unbeatable, and it should not be a problem to win these two titles, but Guardiola wants the Champions League trophy most.
And now, it is Fiorentina who stands in Pep Guardiola's path to success.
And, of course, Messi's form!
Pep Guardiola wanted to talk to Messi several times, but was stopped by the team's assistant coach Vilanova: "Pep! He is no longer a child, he must learn to deal with problems on his own! ”
What Vilanova said makes sense, so for Messi, Guardiola chose to remain silent, and everything will wait until the end of the game to comment.
As the big game draws to a closer, the air over Barcelona is about to freeze, and Barcelona fans will not forget the memory of last season, when their beloved team were knocked out of the Champions League by Fiorentina.
Now they are thinking about revenge!
And what Messi wants is to complete Ronaldinho's entrustment, defeat Digan, defeat Digan!
"If there's anyone in this world who can defeat that guy once and for all, it's you, Leo! Well done! ”
This is what Ronaldinho and Messi said at the beginning, and Messi has been thinking about it all these years, so every time he has the opportunity to compete with Degan, he will do his best, but as a result, he has not won once.
This time, Messi also held back his strength, he wanted to make himself angry, and the energy that an angry person burst out of was absolutely terrifying.
It's a pity that this time, there is no bucktooth man who is always smiling to share with him!