[Football] Crown of Thorns

At 4:22 local time on Wednesday, April 20nd, the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich welcomes the Premier League giants Liverpool at home. The two sides will start the Champions League quarter-final second-leg contest.

In the first round of the last match between the two sides, Bayern Munich players in the away game made consecutive mistakes and gave the Red Army a big gift. The absence of the team allowed Liverpool to score easily. The team eventually lost 1-4 to their opponents, leading to their qualifying The situation is precarious.

Although Bayern returned to the home court in this game, their injury crisis is still serious, while Liverpool is basically full of personnel except for the suspension of the defense Stekel. This time they come to challenge Bayern in the away game. As long as the Red Army does not lose to three goals By the difference, Bayern will be eliminated.

According to rumors, the upper management of Bayern is extremely dissatisfied with the results of the last round of the Champions League. If Bayern is out after this game, then Bayern coach Guardiola is very likely to face the risk of getting out of class.

Different from the contest in the first round, Bayern changed from 4321 in the previous game to 4231 in this game. Budstuber started instead of Dante. Alonso and Ram continued to sit in the midfield, while Muller and Thiago separate wings.It is worth noting that Schweinsteiger entered the squad for the game, while Ribery continued to be absent.

For Liverpool, except for the suspension of Skrtel accumulating yellow cards and the replacement of Totona by Sturridge, the team basically maintained the starting lineup for the first round against Bayern.

In Munich in April, the average temperature is about 3°C-12°C, the temperature is slightly higher during the day, and the basic temperature is around 3°C at night, although the official will recommend that spectators who come to watch the game wear coats, etc. Warm and better clothes, but the excited fans will always sit in the stands with only a jersey, dancing and singing excitedly, not afraid of the cold at all, not to mention some people will go into battle shirtless, um, I occasionally see some female fans wearing There is no need to worry about bikinis or anything else. Speaking of which, team scarves and banner slogans are quite warm.

April is the dry season in Munich, so there is basically no need to worry about rainfall during the competition. Of course, spare spikes are still needed. It would be bad if there is one, right?

After checking his equipment, Jia Ma sat there with a grin and started swiping his phone again.

Thinking about the Jiama who used to not use his mobile phone except answering the phone, and now looking at him who never takes his hands off the phone, tsk tsk, Furtado is really moved.

"I feel sorry for you!"

Jia Ma glanced at Furtado, who was pretending to be emotional, "Get ready to go."

"Oh, Xiko, you are really going too far now."

Thinking back again, Furtado sighed, "I thought back then, when you first joined the national youth team, I still had to watch you in case you were excluded or unable to communicate with your teammates, but now..."

"Shut up!"

Jia Ma stretched his leg and kicked Furtado, "I just want to know what I'm looking at, as for?"

With that said, Jia Ma handed over the phone, "Look!"

Futaduo said hehehe, but took the phone with a little bit of impoliteness in his hand, "Yo, Xiao Ai is beautiful and cute~~~"

But it turned out that Jia Ma was watching the video of Little Amy that Monet sent him, and the videos and photos that Jia Ma usually posted on Facebook were uploaded in this way.

The teammates who have heard Furtado say so can’t help but come over, “Wow, so cute~~~”

The eight-month-old little Amy was restless, and Monet put her on Gama's red No. [-] jersey, with a Red Army scarf on her head, and a sticker of the Red Army emblem on her face. He was still holding a small flag, and he was still yelling in his small mouth that he couldn't make out what the sound was. It really looked like a very standard fan cheering equipment.

"Haha, Miss Monet is quite good at playing."

Joe Allen laughed.

Jia Ma gave him a dissatisfied look, "Although my little Amy can't come to the scene, it's enough to support me online."

As he said this, he directed Furtado to return the phone quickly, and he also wanted to post the video of Little Amy cheering him on Facebook.

As a result, Furtado smiled, opened the Facebook on Gama's phone, and posted the video.

As a result, Qiao Allen, who was watching the excitement, clicked his tongue twice, "Ann, you actually know Xiko's Facebook password!"

The eyes of all the teammates gathered like searchlights, and Furtado curled his lips.

"I downloaded and registered Xiko's Facebook software for him. This kid is electronically blind. Do you know that before I helped him with these things, his mobile phone was used for calling and texting? He has never used or knows how to use any function." Speaking of this, Furtado blinked, "Can you believe it, before Chico didn't even know how to use the GPS map on his mobile phone, so that after the team disbanded I didn't know how to use it." I dare not let him out alone, and I have to find someone to pick him up..."

"Wow, really?"

"Of course it's true. Also, Xiko didn't know much about using computers before..."

Looking at the excitement these people were talking about, Jia Ma looked embarrassed. Although Furtado was trying to save him, is it really good to expose him in this way?

Besides, he knows how to use a computer, but he was not used to it before, or else he often flipped over the wall, how did he do it in the Huaguo Forum.

This guy Furtado can hurt him when he gets the chance, and he can even say such things.

"Your relationship is really good."

The Tomey sat down and said this to Gama.

Jia Ma looked at him and smiled, "Ann is a good person."

"Pfft, are you a good guy?"

"Is it bad?"

"You just pretend..."

Tomei held his chin, "How do you feel about today's game?"

Hearing him change the subject, Jia Ma stopped making those jokes, "Although we are still 433, we should focus on defense first in terms of offense and defense, and then we will see!"

"Ok, I know."

Tommy nodded.

"In the frontcourt, you have to actively pull the opponent's defense line, so that they can't attack with all their strength..." Speaking of rising, Gama took the blank paper that someone put down aside, and drew a tactical map on it, "Ram's running The range of movement is very large, especially his positioning is very accurate. You must be careful about this, but his shortcomings are also obvious, and that is this," Gama tapped the position in front of the goal line with the pen in his hand, "The German Who is the best left and right full back in the world depends on which side Lahm plays, but his height is both an advantage and a disadvantage. What I think is that you are in the frontcourt, not only running without the ball, but also always Pay attention to the chain movement on the back line driven by Lahm, such as here, and here, run more to create space..."

The joking teammates over there gradually quieted down. In the locker room, only the music from the speakers in the corner and Gama's voice explaining tactics could be heard.

At the door of the locker room, Rogers leaned against the door with folded arms, quietly listening to the players' voices and questions.

It wasn't until the voice from the passage reminded Rogers that he stood up and knocked on the door.

Rogers pushed the door and walked in with a smile on his face, "Boys, get ready to play."

Seeing the players pulling their jerseys and turning around, and going out one by one, Rogers smiled at Gama who was walking at the back.

"Xiko, come on!"

Raising his hand and giving the coach a light high-five, Gama had a bright smile on his face, "Victory!"

Before the passage, the referee team of this field has been waiting there. Today's referee is the 43-year-old Spanish referee Carlos Velasco (Carballo), and the two assistant referees are Roberto Alonso (Roberto Alonso) ) and Juan Yuste (Juan Yuste), the fourth official is Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar, the two additional assistant referees are Carlos Gómez and Carlos Del Cerro, and today's referee group is all Spaniards. (*)

As the captains of the two teams, Lahm and Gerrard went over to chat with the referee respectively, and then the two teams stood up and waited to enter the field.

The starting lineups of both sides today——

Bayern (4231):

Goalkeeper: 1-Neuer;

Defenders: 13-Rafinha, 17-Jerome Boateng, 28-Badstuber, 18-Bernate;

Back waist: 21-Ram, 3-Harvey-Alonso;

Midfielder: 19-Gotze, 25-Thomas Muller, 6-Thiago.

Forward: 9- Lewandowski

Liverpool (433):

Goalkeeper: 22-Mignolet;

Defenders: 18-Moreno, 5-Furtado, 4-Toure, 2-Glenn Johnson;

Midfield: 8-Gerrard, 10-Dagama, 24-Joe Allen;

Forwards: 7-Torres, 15-Sturridge, 29-Borini.

While waiting to enter the arena, Jia Ma chatted with Ge Xiaopang, who was in the opposite camp.

"You are in danger today."

Gama said so.

Ge Xiaopang was speechless, paused before saying, "Xiko, I think you have changed a lot since you went to England."

"Is it?"

Gama smiled.

"...the skin is much thicker than before."

Fatty was helpless.

"Hey, by the way, I heard you broke up with your girlfriend again?"

Gama asked.

Fatty rolled his eyes, "Don't watch those useless gossip all day long."

"Tch, it's as if you are upright. You told me all this before."

Gama pouted.

Ge Fat glared at Jia Ma, turned his head, "Go away."

Seeing the two of them making a fuss, Lewand came over and patted Gama, "I will definitely score today."

"Hehe, let's wait and see."

Gama gave him a high five.

At this time, the referee team moved, and the two parties quickly returned to their teams and stood up, and followed the team in front into the stadium.

As soon as he stepped out of the passage, he heard deafening shouts, as if he had fallen from the quiet space to the noisy market. Gama looked around at the Allianz Arena, which he hadn't been to for more than three years.

The lights are like daylight, and the crowds are surging. In the stadium that can accommodate 7 people, there are almost no seats left.

The fans of the home team turned the stadium into a battle formation, and the flag logo of Bayern can be seen everywhere. In the cold night, big shirtless men waved the team flag and could hear the sound of horns.

The Red Army fans coming from a distance only occupied a small half of the stands in the north stand. Their two sides were separated by barbed wire, and there were still many people in guard uniforms waiting for them. Moreover, Gama noticed the neutral fan area In the center, there is a small part of yellow and black flying, there are... Bumblebee fans, they hold up Gama's posters, and there are slogans welcoming him.

Suddenly, Jia Ma felt that his eye sockets were hot and sore, and he felt overwhelmed.

When he transferred, he broke up with the club peacefully, but some fans were always unhappy. They burned Gama’s jersey, scolded him for leaving for money, said he was a traitor, etc. These things made Gama very sad. Reluctant to think about the past, he did not expect that today, three years after he left Germany, when he stood at the Allianz Arena, he would see the fans of the Yellow and Black Legion holding up his photo, welcoming him return.

"...What did I see, the fans of the Yellow and Black Legion, what are they doing...Welcome Gama...Haha, I thought they were here to scold Gotze~~"

In the home commentary room, the host said with a smile.

"Bayern's game today is very important. It is related to whether they can reverse their opponents and advance to the next round. At the same time, this game is also the 100th game of Bayern coach Pep Guardiola. A difficult test of his coaching career, whether he can continue to coach, this game is also a key point..."

"Okay, we see that players from both sides have already stood on the court..."

"The game has begun."

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(*) In fact, this group of referees is the referee group in the first round of the quarter-final match against Bayern.