The days of playing football with Da Luo

Chapter 622
QPR stepped up their preparations.

Modric may come back in time, but it will be difficult for Fernandinho and Klose to catch up with the first round.

Simeone urgently transferred Eric Dier from the youth team as a backup.

Of course, Dell may not be able to start the game. Simeone is considering starting with a 4231 formation at home, playing offensive football, and striving to win the game at home.

Barcelona's lineup is very neat, and the regular main players have no injuries or red and yellow card suspensions, so QPR has to face a [-]% committed universe team.

However, Simeone wanted to play against such a team.

In the past, many teams tried to play against Barcelona. Everyone knows the consequences. Even Real Madrid was mistreated when they played against Barcelona.

But Riccardo did not intend to persuade Simeone anything.

You still have to have a little dream to be a human being, and if you can win Barcelona with offensive football, it must feel great.

At the press conference before the game, Simeone confidently announced the starting lineup in advance.

Goalkeeper Handanovic, defender Sandro, Alderweireld, Miranda, Walker, midfielder Pogba and Nainggolan, midfielder De Bruyne, Ricardo on the left, Neymar On the right, veteran Ronaldo single arrow.

Modric did not recover fully after all, but Simeone decided to put him on the bench anyway.Also on the bench are Icardi, Coutinho, Eric Dier, Van Dijk, Maicon and Courtois.

Not to be outdone, Guardiola announced the starting lineup in advance: goalkeeper Valdes, defenders Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, midfielder Habaibu, Sanchez on the left, Messi on the right, and striker Cucurbita.

"We don't know QPR well," Guardiola said. "They are newcomers in the Champions League, they have had their ups and downs and I don't think they can be defined by what they did in the group stage and the first two knockout games."

"I've studied their tapes and Simeone's team is fun. And just like Messi is our core, Ricciardo is QPR's core. Both core players are very difficult to be identified. Frozen."

"I'm not going to try to freeze Ricciardo in a game, that's impossible. I'd rather beat the opponent with overall football. Barcelona's reputation is justified, QPR is not a weak team, but I believe in two teams. After the rounds, they can deeply feel the gap with the real giants."

Simeone retorted: "Barcelona is very strong this season. They are far ahead in La Liga and are likely to win the championship a few rounds in advance. But I don't think Guardiola understands that the Champions League is not La Liga. If the middle and lower teams in La Liga are as easy to deal with, then he is very wrong. I am happy to let him recognize his mistakes in the game."

"We had great success last season, winning the top league for the first time in our history, winning the FA Cup for the first time in our history. We are continuing to make history this season, we reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time, To be in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. It's a great feeling to make history. My players enjoy it. We also enjoy playing against a club of Barcelona's level. It would be great if we beat them."

"I repeat, I don't expect to win the Champions League, I don't want to reach the final, I just want to meet Barcelona and beat them."

Guardiola rolled his eyes and responded: "You can keep dreaming."

Although it was the first time in history that QPR and Barcelona played against each other in an official game, the pre-match was full of gunpowder.

Some fans don't understand why there seems to be such a strong rivalry between QPR and Barcelona.

Until the media pointed out: "Last season, Messi missed the Golden Globe Award. If he wants to relive this honor this season, Ricardo is his biggest opponent. And the match between the two teams in the Champions League will become an important issue." basis for judgment."

"Messi himself may not be hostile to Ricardo, but the players and coaches who want to help Messi win the Ballon d'Or again must regard Ricardo as a thorn in his side, and even hostile to QPR."

"The QPR players and Simeone have similar sentiments towards Barcelona. Messi and Ronaldo are Ricardo's biggest enemies."

Both Messi and Ricciardo have denied hostility towards each other.

"Messi is one of the greatest players of this century. I am very happy to be born in the same era and compete with him. Our confrontation makes football attract more fans," Ricardo said in an interview Said, "I have a private relationship with Messi. However, he is a humble and good man. After retiring, I think I will continue to keep in touch with him."

Messi also said: "Licardo is the king of the world. I have a deep understanding of his power. In La Liga, my confrontation with him was one of the biggest hot spots in the league. I hope that in the next game, He can play perfectly, and I want to beat him who is perfect. Of course, the reality may not be perfect, and it may be that I played perfectly, but lost to him. This is the charm of football, too much Uncertainty. Although QRP is a newcomer to the Champions League, they are the favorites to win the championship. In fact, the team with Ricardo will always be the favorite to win the championship. We will do our best to strive for a good result."

At 4:2 p.m. on April 8, this world-renowned game started at the Loftus Road Stadium.

The starting lineups of the two sides are just like the two head coaches announced at the pre-match press conference. They are all proud people and don't bother to lie.

Before the start of the game, Ronaldo and Ricardo did not greet their former acquaintances.Riccardo and Messi exchanged a look as if they had greeted each other.

As for Pique and Habaibu, these are old opponents, not friends, so there is no need to talk more.

After the start of the game, both teams implemented high-position pressing tactics. Relatively speaking, Barcelona's pressing was more efficient and the ball was more skillful, so from the perspective of the scene, Barcelona had a slight upper hand.

But it was QPR who first made the threat.Only 7 minutes into the drive, De Bruyne quickly turned around and sent a diagonal pass after receiving a cross from Ricardo. Neymar inserted into the penalty area to get the ball, dunked Pique from a small angle and hit a close corner.Ronaldo followed up with a supplementary shot, but was blocked by Mascherano.

The fans at the scene let out a sigh of frustration.

"If this goal is scored, QPR's next game will be much easier. They only need to shrink their formation and counterattack." The commentator also sighed.

Ricardo didn't think there was anything wrong with it. QPR's luck has not been very good in the past two seasons, but the facts have proved that QPR can perform miracles without luck.

Tonight will be no exception.

The mighty Barcelona will definitely fall at Loftus Road Stadium!
(End of this chapter)