In the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Manchester United and Arsenal advanced first. They successfully took two of the top four seats and watched the other four giants compete for the quarter-final qualification.
Manchester United manager Ferguson gave these young men who performed well half a day off. After a short team passing and receiving training on the afternoon of the next day, he called everyone into the team's small screening room to watch the other teams' quarter-final matches.
Of course, Ferguson did not decide on this match on a whim. He had a purpose. Arsenal had already advanced with them, and the other two teams he was most optimistic about in the semi-finals were Chelsea in the Premier League and Barcelona in La Liga.
As Premier League teams, they are more familiar with the first two giants, but relatively unfamiliar with opponents in other leagues. In 5 minutes, Barcelona will play against Bayern of the Bundesliga. Ferguson hopes that his disciples will have a better understanding of the La Liga powerhouse Barcelona.
Everyone sat down. Ferguson looked at their laughing faces and gave them a "warm" reminder: "Watch the game carefully. I'm not asking you to watch the show. Come to the stadium tomorrow and give me a summary of the game for your respective positions."
Some people immediately started wailing, saying that they would rather run ten laps on the court than do the homework assigned by their boss!
Write a paper? Boss, you are making things difficult for us again!
Ferguson snorted and sat down directly in his special seat, clearly telling his disciples with practical actions: Want to steal something? no. I'm right here watching you.
Everyone immediately sat up straight, with an attitude of "I promise to complete the task, don't worry."
Of course, there are also people who take advantage of their good looks to whisper, such as Manchester United duo Rooney and his good friend Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rooney whispered: "I heard your idol will play in this game?"
Ronaldo wanted to hit him: "He is not my idol, thank you, he is my friend."
Rooney had an expression that said, "Don't explain, I understand." "Okay, your friend, and also my friend Ivan, I heard that he will follow his teacher Webber to the Champions League to see the world."
Rooney deliberately emphasized the words "see the world", and his face showed that he was going to enjoy the show but not too obviously.
"Ahem!" Ferguson glanced at them, meaning that I heard everything they said clearly. What are these brats focusing on?
Ronaldo ignored Rooney's protest, ruffled his precious hair, and turned to look at the big screen.
Camp Nou, referee lounge.
Irving, who Rooney described as "following Webber to see the world", was sitting on the sofa, bending over to tie his shoelaces.
To some extent, Lu Xiaopang's description is not wrong. The referee team of this competition is full of big names. In addition to the famous English referee - his teacher Webber, the fourth official is the Premier League referee Atkinson, who has been focused on training by the English Referee Committee. They hope he can take over from Webber.
The other linesman was an acquaintance of Alvin's. He was Trim, whom Alvin had met once.
He seemed very happy to see Irvin, and was not at all as strange and distant as the other linesmen Irvin had worked with before.
In this configuration, Alvin is really the cutest newbie that can’t be any cuter.
The referee's international competition team is usually fixed and of the same nationality, in order to make it easier for the referees to communicate in the headsets. As to why Webber's usual linesman was suddenly absent, Trim quietly revealed to Ivan that it was because the opponent's performance did not pass UEFA's evaluation and he was temporarily "returned" to the FA.
An experienced linesman was sent back just because of an offside misjudgment. However, this mistake was fatal for a linesman. Especially in international competitions.
Of course, Trim didn't say anything specific. He just mentioned it briefly to give Alvin a heads-up, saying that it would be bad if he said too much and scared the young man.
The competition was about to begin. Weber encouraged his new students with a few words and then went out with them.
Two rows of players were already standing with their caddies, waiting to play.
The camera turned to this side, and Andy's voice sounded: "Dear viewers, welcome to watch the 0809 Champions League quarter-finals, Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich. At the same time, Liverpool will play against Chelsea at home, which will be presented to us by another group of commentators. Of course, we will also report on their battle situation at any time during this game."
Richard: "Yes, you can switch the games according to your preferences, but I want to emphasize that in this game you can see the... sweetheart in the hearts of our English female fans? Right? That's what you call him."
The message board was immediately filled with refreshing activity, but soon it slowed down because the referee team and players from both teams appeared in their field of vision.
"Speaking of this game, although neither side has our Premier League team, we have to mention our referees - yes, the referee team is all English, consisting of referee Webber, fourth official Atkinson, linesman Trim and -"
The message board spontaneously added: "Evin Devitt!!!"
"Oh! It seems that everyone has sharp eyes, including Avin Devitt."
The camera gave a close-up of Ivan, and it seemed that the technical team on the scene had already had an impression of this linesman who had caused quite a stir in the football world.
He was wearing a conspicuous bright yellow referee uniform today, making it easier to spot him in the crowd. If there is any other focus that steals the spotlight from him, it is probably Weber's conspicuous bald head.
Rooney blew a short whistle. The game hadn't officially started yet and everyone was still relaxed. Ferguson didn't care much about the occasional chat. He said to his friend jokingly: "Hey, man, your idol is really good-looking."
C Luo: “…”
Vidic continued: "I was impressed by him and I haven't thanked him enough for helping me win the car last time!"
Big brother Ferdinand nodded, he also had a good impression of Ivan.
Referee Weber signaled that it was time to enter the field. He waved his hand and asked his two students to go forward.
As soon as Alvin stepped out of the player tunnel, he felt the overwhelming enthusiasm of Camp Nou. It turned out that he had felt it before, but today, this enthusiasm had nothing to do with him.
Ivan's actions attracted the attention of players from both teams. The Bayern players were not impressed, but the Barcelona players were very impressed by him, especially the Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes.
#When I see Ivan, I think of those years. No, it’s the goal he shot through that season.
He felt a little depressed and wanted to turn around to discuss with the team's cutie Messi, but he was the goalkeeper, he was standing at the front, Messi was standing at the end of the team, and there was a huge distance between them.
So he took the hand of the little ball boy wearing a Bayern jersey and walked out of the player tunnel.
"Leo Messi!"
"Iniesta!"
The fans at Camp Nou cheered as the players' names were called out through the microphone.
The team flags of the two teams were placed above the green field. The players of both teams lined up on both sides with the referee as the reference, with caddies standing in front of them.
The national anthem sounded and everyone looked up. The camera moved across their faces one by one, pausing and zooming in when passing Ivan in the middle, then moving on to the next player.
Message Board:
"Excellent and handsome, my son, get to know him."
"Splendid beauty, my husband, let me know."
“Hahahaha, I guess those watching this live broadcast are all neutral fans. I ordered a bucket of fried chicken and plan to enjoy the game without any pressure.”
"Me too, I hope both sides can play more interestingly. I am optimistic about Messi and hope he scores more goals."
"Manchester United fans here, I say Messi is not as good as our Ronaldo."
Rooney whispered to Ronaldo: "I don't know when your idol became so famous."
The Portuguese pushed his face and said, "He's not my idol. He has always been excellent."
The players from both sides shook hands. When shaking hands, both parties just touch each other's hands once, without even having time to exchange glances. The Barcelona players were jumping up and down, and when Messi, the last one, shook hands with Ivan, the smile on his face became even brighter.
——Polite Messi, his smile to everyone is sincere.
Ivan reciprocated and nodded at him.
Webber had a smile on his face throughout the entire game. Having refereed so many games, he has become very familiar with the game. Seeing that Alvin had a tense face, I thought he was nervous, so I patted his shoulder soothingly.
They came to the edge of the field and fourth official Atkinson walked to the coaching bench first.
A little girl in a gray jersey handed the football to the referee Weber. Weber smiled kindly, took the ball from her, and indicated which direction she could leave to find her parents.
The little girl tilted her face up and smiled sweetly. She was not afraid of strangers at all and even liked this kind uncle very much. She took the initiative to hug Weber's thighs, not even leaving out the two line judges.
When she hugged Ivan, she said coquettishly: "Come on, brother~"
Alvin felt so soft inside at her smile. He really couldn't resist children, especially little girls.
He leaned over and kissed the little girl's cheek: "I will. Go ahead and be careful."
The camera captured his long eyelashes, the upturned corners of his mouth, and the dimples that appeared.
Ivan’s female fans: Let’s learn about Xiao Tiantian’s daily fouls.
Luo Xiaoxiao, who was drinking water while looking at the screen, choked again.
The three walked back to the center circle, and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Weber took out a coin and asked Barcelona captain Puyol and Bayern captain Van Bommel to choose the heads or tails.
Bayern's ball.
Andy: "This game is a tough battle for Bayern. Although they beat Sporting Lisbon 12-1 in the last knockout match, it is clear that the latter is not on the same level as Barcelona."
Richard: "Yes, Bayern's absolute offensive core, No. 11 Miroslav Klose, who helped the team win the double championship last season, suffered a serious ankle injury at the beginning of this season and had to temporarily bid farewell to the court."
The camera then swept to the coaching seats on both sides. Barcelona coach Guardiola was wearing a black windbreaker, crossing his legs casually, supporting his chin, looking calm and analyzing.
Sitting on Bayern's bench was a familiar young player.
The commentator's voice sounded at the right time: "Thomas Muller, in the last game against Sporting Lisbon, he replaced Schweinsteiger and made his Champions League debut."
"Gerd Muller is very optimistic about him and is rumored to be planning to appoint him as his successor."
Ivan's position is close to the coaching seat, which happens to be the right side of Barcelona. Messi plays as a right winger. He has a difficult task because Messi will definitely receive the most balls.
Bayern played very conservatively - compared to the game between Real Madrid and Liverpool, they used a 4321 defensive formation, while Barcelona used a 433 formation.
Six minutes into the game, Barcelona launched a beautiful attack. Their short passes are really amazing, there is no doubt about it. Messi made a clever through pass to center forward No. 9 Eto'o, who faced an empty goal but kicked the ball off target.
"It was a bit of bad luck," Richard commented.
Webber is a very cautious referee. He will stop the game as soon as he sees something wrong, so players on both sides dare not make any big moves.
Rooney looked at Bayern's cautious defense and shook his head: "I don't think they will be scored sooner or later."
The people who were watching the game seriously nodded, and they thought so too.
In the 8th minute of the game, Barcelona was not panicked at all. They made several straight passes in the midfield and the ball was passed to Messi again!
Andy: "Okay, this is a great pass, but Messi's angle is not so good... Messi!!! Messi calmly passed the ball straight through the goalkeeper's interception!!"
Richard yelled, "Goal! The ball went in! Incredible! Let's see the replay. The ball was not fast at all. Messi's fake move fooled the goalkeeper! Absolute personal strength!!"
The Camp Nou stadium suddenly cheered! Their voices were so loud that everyone watching the live broadcast could hear them clearly!
As soon as Rooney finished speaking, he received admiring glances from all his teammates.
After scoring the goal, Messi happily ran to the sidelines and turned around to receive a hug from his teammates!
Iniesta, who passed the ball to him, ran over happily and gave you a hug! Add a few more!
They are a head shorter than Bayern, and even their goal celebrations seem particularly reserved. Messi's smile is completely different from the unrestrained smile of European players. His smile is restrained and delicate.
Yesterday, Barcelona was stunning for the first time, and their graceful figures were in my heart!
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