The green devil

The game with Sevilla had just ended, and the media immediately turned their attention to the upcoming Catalan derby.

This is Zhao Yang's first Catalan Derby. The Chinese media and fans are all looking forward to this game. Everyone hopes to see the wonderful performances of Zhao Yang and Messi, and even dubbed this game as The reputation of "Battle of the Kings".

The well-known domestic media "Sports Weekly" pointed out that the Catalan derby has become the hottest topic in Chinese football, even surpassing the national derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

"Football News" believes that the game between Barcelona and the Spaniard is the national derby in the eyes of Chinese fans. The contest between Messi and Zhao Yang has become the "fight of the century" in the eyes of Chinese fans. There is no doubt about this match Will set a ratings record.

Penguin Sports reporter Zhang Haoyu in Europe said: "The average search volume for the Catalan derby in Penguin News is [-] million times, which is more than twice that of the Spanish national derby. Before, I only needed to write about Real Madrid and Barcelona. article. Now I almost only focus on Zhao Yang and the Spaniard.”

Sina Sports said even more exaggeratedly that this is Zhao Yang's first big test, and it is also a battle of who is the "King of Catalonia". Regardless of the outcome, this match will definitely be recorded in football history.

The Catalan derby with players from Huaguo will have such a high degree of attention, which is beyond the expectation of the Spanish media.

Not only the Chinese media, but even the Spanish media before the game also took advantage of Zhao Yang's enthusiasm. Before the game, the Catalan media "Mundo Deportivo" warmed up the Catalan derby on the headlines before the game, joining Messi on the stage. The main picture on the front page is Zhao Yang, accompanied by the text "Crazy Catalan Derby, Messi VS Zhao Yang!"

Real Madrid's mouthpiece "Marca" published the headline "Zhao Yang Phenomenon", lamenting Zhao Yang's amazing influence. "Since joining the Espanyol, Zhao Yang's every move in La Liga has attracted millions of attention, and now he even made the Catalan Derby surpass the national derby. It's unbelievable."

"Aspen" even lowered its status and reproduced the posters of the Chinese media before the Catalan Derby match. In the past, this was the favorite thing of the Chinese media.

Of course, there are also those who pour cold water. For example, the Asian Korean media said sourly that Zhao Yang is the pride of Huaguo fans, but he can’t compare with Messi. He is still on the road. Zhao Yang was even more stressed.

The Japanese media agree with some of the hype of the Chinese media and fans. Zhao Yang’s performance this season is extremely amazing, but the Japanese media believe that Zhao Yang is not yet qualified to be compared with Messi. Even at the Asian level, Zhao Yang wants to become a big brother. It also requires at least three seasons of outstanding performance, not a flash in the pan.

The Espanyol-Barcelona game certainly lacked a war of words.

A century of grievances, hatred has accumulated and deepened, and the war of words is the repertoire before the game.

The verbal battle here is not only a psychological warfare, but also a kind of psychological venting.

The leader of every war of words is Pique, and this time is no exception.

Pique's "quick talk" made him almost an off-court "traffic" star, and he was also nicknamed "Big Mouth Pique" by fans and the media.

On the eve of the Catalan Derby, Pique participated in a local talk show in Barcelona. In the program, Pique satirized the Spaniard, his city rival, from three aspects: team players, fan groups and clubs.

First of all, for Zhao Yang, Piqué said: Zhao Yang is a player with some strength and has scored so many goals, but who hasn't had a season full of luck? We can't compare him with Messi, which is very unfavorable to him. Fair and disrespectful to Messi.

As for Asensio, Pique said that Marco will leave the Spaniard next season.

Secondly, for the Espanyol fans, Pique used the words "no bottom line" to describe it.

Finally, when the host of the show changed the topic and said: Let’s talk about money, what if the money you earn can buy a city?

Pique replied: I can be sure, maybe not higher than the salary of the Espanyol team, but it must be more than the budget of the Espanyol club this year.

Pique's words were too aggressive, which caused a strong reaction from the Spaniard fans and the club, and even the president of La Liga, Tebas, had to come out to express his position.

Tebas used "naughty" once to describe Pique's remarks this time, and euphemistically warned Pique to respect the facts and respect the Derby opponents.

What Tebas said was not painful, and his intention to favor Barcelona and Pique was obvious.

The Espanyol club was very dissatisfied, and the official responded quickly. The vice chairman of the club, Ponte, said: "As a player, Pique sometimes incites fans to quarrel instead of promoting the sport. I don't want to pay attention to his remarks. Don't take it seriously, everyone, he'll say something smart another day. If he wants to make a joke this time, and if anyone wants to laugh, let them laugh."

At the same time, the Spaniard's official Twitter also updated a picture, implying that the real value of the club cannot be measured by money.

Raul Tamudo, the first scorer in the history of the Spaniard who has just retired, directly stated on social media: "The more Barcelona players howl crazily, the more it proves our success. The Spaniard is on the right path. Come on, Zhao Yang! I believe you will shut them up with goals."

As the No. [-] star of the Spaniard and responsible for traffic, Zhao Yang certainly had to come out to fight.

When Zhao Yang was interviewed by reporters, he said: "Pique is right. I can't compare with Messi. Messi has made great achievements. I don't want to compare with Messi. The Spaniard doesn't want to compare with Barcelona. I just want to let the fans know who is the boss of Catalonia."

No one knows whether Zhao Yang's words spoke his mind, but it must have spoken the minds of Espanyol fans and Hua Guo fans.

After Zhao Yang posted this sentence on his Weibo and Twitter, it was immediately reposted by millions of fans, and many Spanish fans even made a banner in advance, which read: We are Catalan Ronnie's boss.

Asensio, the core of the Spaniard's midfielder, was trained by Real Madrid's youth, but he has the same position as the Spaniard in terms of attacking Barcelona. He refuted Pique and said: "I don't need Pique to make decisions for me whether I go back to Real Madrid or not. It's better to prepare for the game, and we will definitely give him an unforgettable Catalan derby on Saturday."

Messi on Barcelona's side is a very humble person. He doesn't like war of words, but at this time, it is impossible for him not to participate.

In an interview, Messi said: "The derby is definitely different. No one wants to lose the derby. In the Nou Camp, we can't lose. Zhao Yang is a very good player. His shooting skills and extraordinary skills are very good. Brilliant, I appreciate what he said about me, he's going to be a great player."