Chapter 152: Tangled with Barcelona

won the league and the FA Cup was crowned; Now Arsenal is only a stone's throw away from achieving the treble, and now as long as they win the decisive battle at Wembley Stadium, then they are the winners of Zuihou, they are proud of the treble; It is even more proud than Manchester United's treble, because Arsenal still has the League Cup and the Club World Cup, because Arsenal is undefeated in the league to win the championship, because Arsenal is the first team to successfully defend the title after the Champions League is restructured!

In 1992, Barcelona won the first Champions League final held at the old Wembley Stadium. In 2011, Barcelona are looking to win the first Champions League final at the rebuilt new Wembley Stadium.

Barcelona relied on a 1-1 score at the Camp Nou to reach the Champions League final, which took place at Wembley Stadium, where they first lifted the Champions League 19 years ago, and the Red and Blues will be looking to relive their dream of winning the title in 1992. From Wembley to Wembley, Barcelona have enjoyed 19 years of success, and as things stand, Barca's glorious cycle shows no signs of coming to an end, and is even just the beginning.

In the shadow of Real Madrid's "Five Eagles", Barcelona FC realized that there had to be revolutionary action and that the team had to give more to the fans. It was Cruyff who gave Barcelona a distinctive character, and the football imprint of the "godfather" still makes Barcelona useful to this day. Attacking strategy, the pursuit of football taste, silky smooth passing tactics, a love of the ball and a quest for goals are the characteristics that make Barcelona unique. It doesn't matter if the head coach seat is Bobby. Robson, Louis van Gaal, Ferrer, Rexach, Rijkaard or Pep Guardiola, Barça's quest for beautiful football has not changed.

Staying true to tradition has yielded fruitful fruit and made Barça a team that can win again and again. The team has won three Champions League trophies. The list of other trophies is too numerous to mention. Barcelona in their quest for victory. I also pursue beautiful football. In the philosophy of the Barcelona club, it is not to look for the shortest distance between two goals, but to find the shortest distance between the players and the fans, which not only brings enjoyment to the Barcelona fans, but also brings a pleasing feeling to the eyes of the fans of the whole shijie. From Ronaldo to Rivaldo, from Ronaldo and Deco to Xavi, Messi and Iniesta, Barcelona has always believed in the belief that attack is the most defensive thing. In fact, it's not just Barça's credo. Nowadays, it has also become an educational treasure book for many football schools.

Barcelona's football system has been cultivated after years of accumulation and inheritance, from Wembley to Wembley, many people have worked hard for Barcelona for more than ten years, and have also established a distinctive football style in Shijie football. It can be said that Barcelona's "Wembley reincarnation" is the crystallization of the efforts of several generations.

Barcelona is a successful team, but the biggest obstacle to Barcelona's more glory is Arsenal, a team that beat Barcelona last season, and is also a more beautiful and excellent team than Barcelona. Barcelona are strong, but Arsenal are now completely invincible. They are now representatives of the strongest team.

Barcelona have won the competition with Arsenal in the 05-06 season at the Stade de France in France. Barcelona defeated Arsenal to win the Champions League, and Barcelona, who reached the Champions League final five times in that game, defeated the Arsenal team with one goal each by Eto'o and Belletti after conceding one goal first, and won the second Champions League trophy for the club after 14 years after reaching the top in the 91-92 season, and Rijkaard also became the fifth person in the history of winning the Cup twice as a player and manager. This is also an important symbol that has created a new glory for Barça.

After that game, Arsenal also began to make changes. Arsene Wenger began to revamp the team's tactics, and Arsenal began to rely more on young players; Arsenal is known as the Barcelona of the Premier League, and their smooth attacking and artistic characteristics are also a scenery of the Premier League; As for whether Arsenal is second in Barcelona, or whether Arsenal is copying Barcelona's tactics, this is a matter of opinion, and the tactical styles of the two teams are relatively similar to a certain extent, which is also what many people seem to follow; For Xiao Qing and Wenger, these are not important, to be able to win the game, to be able to win the championship, this is what Arsenal should care about the most, not those illusory names.

Arsenal doesn't care who learns whom, the layman looks at the excitement, they only see that Arsenal and Barcelona both emphasize ball control and short pass advancement, they may also think that Arsenal's midfield core is from La Masia and think that Arsenal is copying Barcelona's model. But as players, Arsenal's players know the difference between their tactics and Barcelona's, and they know that Arsenal's success is the result of the team's own efforts, not other so-called things.

In the Champions League last season, Arsenal met Barcelona in the quarterfinals; Now a year has passed, the two teams have met again, and it is on a stage like the Champions League final, which is also the second time that Arsenal and Barcelona have met in the Champions League final, and it is a chance for Arsenal to complete revenge; In the 05-06 season, Barcelona took away the Big Ears Cup, and now it's time for Arsenal to take back the title from Barcelona!

Both teams are now gearing up for a match of the season, with the big five leagues now over, and all eyes are on the most eye-catching Champions League final, which represents the highest level.

Before this game, the Barcelona side was naturally the focus of media attention; Speaking of Arsenal's players, Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola also gave high praise: "No Arsenal player is bad, they also have great stars, like Xiao Qing, Nasri, Cesc Fabregas, they are all very open and aggressive players, Arsenal beat us last season, they performed very well, many people say that Arsenal and Barcelona are very similar. Arsenal are the kind of team that forces you to play at a very high level of defence because they are really strong in attack and if we can defend well, limit their attack and keep the ball in our own hands, then we have a chance to win. They are very good on the ball, they play very well in attack, Shaw is very dangerous up front, and Barcelona have to play at a very high level if they want to win."

"My reaction was simple – difficult, but it was possible to win. Our strength is that we are well prepared for it. Arsene Wenger was also critical in his interview with Arsenal's official website. I really don't want to play against any team because all teams are hard to beat and you could say that Tottenham Hotspur don't have a Champions League background, maybe it would be easier, but is that really the case? In fact, their performance is still good. ”

"I think we've been better this year than we were last year and we're now having a great opportunity to prove ourselves. As for the so-called revenge, revenge is not in my heart. We have nothing to avenge and we beat Barcelona last season and we are in a different position for us now. We now have a much better mental quality. Arsene Wenger is also full of confidence now, having beaten Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, which has also made Arsenal more and more confident, and they believe that if they meet Barcelona again, then Arsenal will have a chance to win against Barcelona again.

Everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before Xiaofa returns to Barcelona, maybe it will become a reality next summer, but at the moment he is the captain of Arsenal, and the goal in the Champions League is to beat Barcelona and lead the Gunners forward, and Xiaofa is also very clear about this: "Arsenal is not without a chance to beat Barcelona, they are not invincible, because they have only won the Champions League twice in recent years, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have eliminated them, and Arsenal can do the same." If Arsenal wants to dominate the Champions League, they have to beat Barcelona, in fact, we did it last season, which many people didn't expect, so we must not underestimate Arsenal, we have a chance to play well, the game will be hard, it is not impossible to beat Barcelona. ”

"I don't know if anyone thinks Arsenal are going to be passive in this game, because last season we beat Barcelona twice and we're the defending champions now. Well, I know you're going to say the defending champion curse; That's not a reason for Arsenal to be passive, guys, it's nothing at all. "After Xiaofa left La Masia, in the eyes of the Barcelona people, they have long regarded Xiaofa as their own wanderer, and sooner or later they will have to go home in the future, if it weren't for Wenger's strong stay this summer, maybe the Gunners captain would have now put on a red and blue shirt. After the Spanish team won the Shijie Cup this summer, at the domestic championship celebration, Puyol put a Barcelona jersey on Xiaofa, many international players present applauded and coaxed, and goalkeeper Reina even announced to everyone in advance: Xiaofa will be the core of Spain and Barcelona's future.

However, Cesc Fabregas is still the captain of Arsenal and in a game like this, the junior will try to show more form, he needs to be competitive enough, he needs to show a better work ethic to prove that he is a good player. Encountering Barcelona again may be a difficult choice for Xiaofa, but he must work harder at this time! (To be continued......)