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Chapter 160 Messi vs. Sunshine! [45]

Just as everyone expected.

In the 34th round of the league, Monaco played away against Angers.

Monaco made a major rotation.

But Monaco did not lose the game. Instead, they took away three points with their substitute lineup away from home and won a narrow victory of 1-0 over their opponents.

In contrast, Paris Saint-Germain swept Ajaccio 6-1 at home.

Paris vented its frustration of losing in the French Cup semi-finals on poor Ajaccio.

But because Monaco also won.

So, they would win the game even if the score was 100 to zero.

The points gap will not change.

Monaco won the game economically using a substitute lineup.

Next.

They can then wait for their next opponent Barcelona with peace of mind.

Before the Barcelona team set off for Monaco.

The Catalan media are all conducting "pre-match previews". After some blind and superficial analysis, all Barcelona mouthpieces have come to the conclusion: Monaco cannot defeat Barcelona in any way!
and so.

It is a foregone conclusion that Barcelona will advance to the final of this season's Champions League.

Barcelona fans can rest assured.

This article is written by Aguilar, editor-in-chief of Mundo Deportivo.

The title is: It’s time to win the sixth championship cup!

Barcelona's biggest rival is of course Real Madrid.

But what makes Barcelona fans very unwilling is
Real Madrid, known as a team with the Champions League gene, has already won 11 championship trophies.

Barcelona only has five - this "only" is relative to Real Madrid.

Actually.

With five Champions League titles, the team is already ranked third in Europe, after Real Madrid and AC Milan. The only club on par with them is Premier League giants Liverpool.

This also fully demonstrates the value of Real Madrid's 11 Champions League trophies.

Therefore, when the fans of Barcelona and Real Madrid were passionately confronting each other.

Real Madrid fans often drive Barcelona fans crazy by listing their number of Champions League titles.

no way.

In competitive sports, what we compete for is the champion.

Just because someone has more championships than you, they can suppress you.

Otherwise, Ferguson would have made a bold statement to "pull Liverpool down from the throne" and wait until he won 20 titles before retiring, because this would mean that Manchester United's number of major championships exceeded Liverpool, and they would officially become "England's No. giants" - of course, Liverpool fans could also say that the Champions League title is more valuable.

In short, fans say whatever is beneficial to them.

And for Barcelona fans.

They also hope that the team can narrow the gap with Real Madrid in the number of Champions League titles!
“This is the best opportunity!”

"Eliminate Monaco and advance to the Champions League final!"

"I hope to play Real Madrid in the final!"

"Beating Real Madrid in the final to win the championship is the best ending!"

Barcelona fans flocked to the official social media of Barcelona Club to leave messages.

Inside Barca.

The players have also been discussing the match against Monaco these days.

Barcelona's players have a bad impression of the sun.

To be exact
Sunshine has become one of the most hated figures in Barcelona's first team, just like Cristiano Ronaldo.

This is of course caused by the debate between Sunshine and Messi as to "who is better".

In addition, after Suns defeated Manchester City, the scene of him mocking Guardiola has become a famous scene.

Guardiola is one of Barcelona’s own.

Therefore, Sunshine does not have a good image in the Barcelona team.

"This guy is so arrogant. I'm looking forward to seeing his expression after I defeat them!"

“I hate this Chinese guy.”

"Ahh, why hasn't the game started yet?"

In Barcelona's training ground, Barcelona players were talking about it.

Umtiti hesitated to speak.

He played against the Sunshine twice last season.

This season, Umtiti transferred to Barcelona and became the absolute main force of the team.

He knew very well how powerful the sun was.

Hearing his teammates' discussions, he was a little worried that everyone would underestimate the enemy.

"Hey, Yves, didn't you fight Sunshine before? Tell everyone how powerful he is?"

Iniesta looked at Umtiti and said.

"He is very good, very strong in physical confrontation, headers, long shots, and footwork."

"Hey, hey, is that so exaggerated?"

Pique deliberately made a funny gesture, which made the Barcelona players laugh.

"I'm really not exaggerating," Umtiti shrank his neck.

He is a newcomer and has no status here.

"Don't worry, our defense is a system, not a one-on-one duel with him. I admit that if I were one-on-one with him, I would be under a lot of pressure, but" Pique shrugged, "We are Barcelona, we have our own way!"

"You're right!"

The Barcelona players all laughed.

They are full of confidence in the game.

Messi, Neymar and Suarez stand together.

"That kid scored so many goals, I think it's better to be careful."

As a striker.

Suarez is well aware of how terrifying it is to have a center forward who can score 20 goals in a single Champions League season.

"I feel the key to the game is not defense, but offense. We have to score more goals than that Chinese player," Neymar said.

Messi nodded.

He said seriously: "He is very good. I won't be surprised even if he scores against us. So, the key to the game is... We have to score more goals than Monaco." When the Barcelona players arrived in Monaco.

They can see the "smallness" of this team in every aspect.

When Barcelona trains at the training ground.

A large number of Barcelona fans were waiting for Messi and other superstars outside their training ground.

The number of Barcelona fans coming to Monaco may be greater than the total population of Monaco.

A large number of fans flocked here wearing Barcelona jerseys.

Their number may be greater than the total population of Monaco - the entire population of Monaco is no more than 10,000 citizens, and the permanent population does not exceed 40,000.

It's a very small country.

Barcelona's arrival in Monaco finally made the Monegasques understand what a "world-class club" is - these fans are not from Catalonia.

But from all over the world.

It starts with arriving in Monaco from Barcelona.

All cameras were pointed at them.

The training routine of Barcelona's stars, what Barcelona's players wore when they walked on the streets of Monaco, which restaurants Barcelona's players went to eat at, and so on.

News is available on the Internet and on television.

No matter the details.

before this.

The players of Monaco have never encountered a team of this level.
A bus from Barcelona drives through the streets of Monaco.

Everywhere you look you can see fans wearing Barcelona jerseys crowding both sides of the streets, cheering for them.

The local Monegasques were simply unable to compete with these large numbers of "outsiders".

When Barcelona players entered the Stade Louis II to walk the field.

Many Barcelona players were expressing their feelings.

"It's not easy for such a small team to reach the Champions League final."

A Barcelona player said.

The subtext is very simple: Is this the limit of your ability? Next, your adventure is over.

Barcelona will defeat you and reach the top of Europe.

On match day.

The TV screen captured the scene of the buses of both teams entering the stadium through a drone.

Staring at the monitor, I saw the fans madly chasing the Barcelona bus and shouting Messi's name.

He Wei couldn't help but sigh: "I really don't know whose home court this is."

"It is said that tens of thousands of fans from Europe and all over the world have flocked to Monaco these days."

"This is Messi." He Wei said with emotion.

Barcelona is a big club in itself.

Coupled with the appeal of superstar Messi.

It is normal that every time this team appears on the road, there will be a large number of fans chasing it.

But Monaco itself is very small and has a small population.

So now this comparison makes it seem that even if we are playing at home.

In terms of the number of fans, Barcelona's number of fans is an order of magnitude higher than Monaco's.

Many fans who saw this scene couldn't help but worry about Monaco.

Of course.

This is all happening outside the stadium.

Inside the stadium.

It's the world of Monaco fans.

This is their home field after all.

There were only two thousand Barcelona fans who could buy away tickets - only one-tenth of the total number of people in the stadium.

The game hasn't started yet.

Monaco fans showed great enthusiasm for this game.

When the players came out to warm up.

They cheered loudly for their team.

The Champions League semi-final matches are staggered.

The first leg between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will be held the day after this game.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about the ratings being snatched away for this game.

not to mention.

"Sunshine VS Messi" is already enough of a gimmick.

Outside the stadium, on the official billboard of the UEFA Champions League.

It's a full-body photo of Sunshine and Messi.

Very eye-catching.

The media seats were also packed.

“Although this stadium is small, the atmosphere is still very good.”

"If Monaco wants to advance, they should at least beat Barcelona at home."

"If I go to Camp Nou, I really won't have any chance at all."

"I am looking forward to Sunshine's performance and hope he can continue to score goals. Even if Monaco cannot reach the final this season, his performance will go down in history."

"Keep expanding the record! Sunshine!"

In the media gallery, Chinese reporters were discussing the matter.

The scoring competition between Sunshine and Messi is also very eye-catching.

After all, Melo has been a duo for so many years.

Everyone urgently needs some freshness.

People say this is an era of "fading stars".

Because Messi and Ronaldo are two great gods who are above everyone else
And now, the appearance of the sun has made people excited again for the "star showdown" that has already caused some aesthetic fatigue.

　For the next two rounds of semi-finals, I have revised the outline several times but I am still not satisfied with it. I will revise it again tonight and make the fifth update tomorrow.

　　This is a major event.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)