Chapter 796 First Defeat

As Real Madrid beat AC Milan 3-1 at the Bernabeu, another Champions League group match at Barcelona's Camp Nou came to a close.

An unbelievable score was displayed on the red scoreboard at the scene.

Zero to two, international practice, the home team is in front and the away team is behind.

It was a score that no one could have believed before the game, not only because Barcelona had been on a tear so far this season, but also because the opponents in this game were not very strong.

Barcelona this season can be described as a streak of victories, but it seems to be unlucky recently. First, they were drawn 0-0 away by Mourinho's Inter Milan in the first round of the Champions League group stage. Valencia drew 0-0 in La Liga.

Godfather Cruyff defended the team in an op-ed when Barcelona was tragically drawn by Valencia, saying that there is an axiom in football, that it is impossible to win all games, so when you can't win one When a game is won, what you should do is not lose the game.

Cruyff believes that whether Barcelona face Inter Milan or face Valencia, they are away from home, and they have encountered many unfavorable factors that prevent the team from winning, but the team has done a good job, because at least they did not lose.

But who could have imagined that, immediately after that, Barcelona faced Ruby Kazan from Russia at home in the third round of the Champions League group stage, but in the eyes of 100,000 fans, they lost their opponent 0-2 and encountered First defeat of the new season.

This is definitely a shocking result, because the Kazan Rubies are not a strong team with the ability to compete with Barcelona, ​​and the venue of the game is not in the ice and snow, but at the Camp Nou.

When the international referee from France, Laurent Duhamel, blew the whistle for the end of the game, the entire Camp Nou seemed to fall into dead silence, followed by sparse applause.

This is the encouragement that some die-hards give the team.

But Barcelona's players are clearly still frustrated, because they have not performed well in the Champions League this season, despite the three rounds, Barcelona is still top of the group.

In the first three rounds, one win, one draw and one loss, they only scored four points, but they were able to rank first in the group. This depends on the poor performance of Inter Milan in the same group. Mourinho's team has three consecutive draws, only Only got three points.

On the contrary, Dynamo Kyiv also scored four points with one win, one draw and one loss, ranking second in the group.

This is undoubtedly an embarrassing situation, because everyone thinks that Barcelona and Inter Milan are better than the other two teams, especially Barcelona.

But who would have thought that after the three rounds of competition, the result was a stalemate.

And what will be left for Barcelona will be a worse situation. They need to do their best in the remaining three group matches. If they cannot win the next three games and cannot ensure the first place in the group, they will be in the 16th place. In the strong draw, the situation is unfavorable.

Even, a little careless, they may capsize in the gutter in the group stage.

What's worse is that on November 24th, Barcelona will host Inter Milan at home. This will be the key battle in the group stage, but the weekend will usher in the much-anticipated Derby of the Century.

It can be said that the unfavorable situation of the Champions League group stage has not only affected the team’s Champions League, but has even further affected the league, and Barcelona cannot allow itself to be eliminated in the group stage no matter what.

Barcelona's players are also quite dissatisfied with this result, they are not stupid, they are very aware of the current situation facing the team.

This puts a lot of pressure on each of them because they can't afford to lose.

Of course, the situation is not that bad, but the next game for Barcelona will be very heavy.

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Messi and his teammates walked off the pitch one after another.

Guardiola and Vilanova stood in the tunnel to greet them and reassure them that they would not be under pressure.

"How was the result of the game at the Bernabeu?" Captain Puyol asked casually.

Everyone was concerned, they were even looking forward to hearing the good news that Real Madrid lost to AC Milan.

At the very least, this can put both sides in a dilemma.

But the result disappointed them.

"Real Madrid won three-to-one. After conceding three goals, AC Milan luckily saved face with a sudden long-range shot from Pirlo, otherwise it would be zero-to-three." Vilanova shook his head and sighed.

Everyone was even more sad after hearing this.

Three in a row!

Real Madrid have won three consecutive group matches. As long as they get one point in the away game against AC Milan, they will be qualified to qualify in advance, and they will be the top of the group, because AC Milan unexpectedly scored zero at home in the second round. One lost to Zurich.

There are no underdogs in the Champions League, which has been verified by AC Milan and Barcelona.

But Real Madrid have performed very steadily in the Champions League group stage this season. Although Benitez's team has frequently exposed problems in defense, the attack is very sharp, winning three consecutive victories and gaining the initiative.

As long as Real Madrid qualify in advance, they will definitely stay in the fifth round against Zurich, which is quite unfavorable to Barcelona.

"Damn it!" Puyol cursed angrily.

Obviously, they are also aware of this problem.

Messi didn't talk much, but suddenly raised his head, "Who scored the goal?"

"Ibrahimovic scored twice and Kaka scored a goal." Vilanova replied casually.

Messi looked slightly better, but fortunately Yang Yang did not score.

But Villanova then said, "Although Yang Yang didn't score, he contributed an assist. The team's three goals all came from his planning, so after the game, he even beat a brace. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was named the best player of the game."

"What?" Messi lost his voice.

Ibrahimovic, who scored twice, was not elected the best of the game?

So what kind of performance does Yang Yang have to show to be able to suppress the Swedish center?

Everyone stared blankly at Messi.

After the Argentine came back from the national team, his state has been unsatisfactory, and there are obvious physical problems, and he has not found the best state for a long time.

Even, not only him, Barcelona's current situation is not ideal, the summer transfer operation is not good, missing a superstar like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, coupled with the previous sale and loan of many players, resulting in the team's current situation. The lineup is short.

Just like the cheetah Eto'o, after he left Camp Nou in despair, he did not introduce Ibrahimovic. As a result, he could only let the teenager Boyang go up. Although Boyang is a direct line of youth training within Barcelona, ​​he even once His status in the team is higher than that of Messi, but it has now been proven that he is not only unable to surpass Messi, but also unreliable at critical moments.

Originally, this game did not need to be zero-to-zero. At the beginning of the second half, Harvey sent a single-handed shot for Boyang, but as a result, the teenager missed the single-handed shot that was so close at hand.

If Eto'o didn't go, how could he not score such a ball?

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When the Nou Camp was bleak because of the loss, the Bernabeu Stadium was full of jubilation.

Three to one, the team won AC Milan and defeated the strongest team in this group at home.

Yang Yang was elected as the best player of the game after the game, which surprised him, even a little flattered, but both his teammates and AC Milan's players recognized his performance.

The Rossoneri players such as Ronaldinho, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Gattuso and Pirlo came to talk to him one after another and expressed their appreciation for his performance, especially Gato Soo, I am very sorry that I failed to defend in place several times in this game.

AC Milan is no stranger to Yang Yang. The two sides have already made a tie when Yang Yang played for Liverpool. Now, they regard Yang Yang as the team's number one "enemy".

After sending off the AC Milan players with a smile, Yang Yang followed the team to the stands to thank the fans.

More than 80,000 Bernabeu fans were shouting the names of the players with joy. Among them, Yang Yang's name was shouted the loudest and clearest.

After Yang Yang went around the field with his teammates, he returned to the coaching bench and also received news from Camp Nou.

Barcelona lost at home!

This is undoubtedly great news for Real Madrid, which means that the next schedule will be more favorable to Real Madrid.

After listening to the players, they all praised the upset of the Kazan Rubies. No one expected that this Russian team would be so difficult.

"Next is the away game in November. I am very optimistic that the Kazan Rubies will create some problems for Barcelona in their own home." Ramos also shouted for fear that the world would not be in chaos.

Everyone at Real Madrid burst into laughter.

Everyone knows that Russia in November is icy and snowy, which is a nightmare for all visiting teams. It is really possible to say that the Kazan Rubies can cause some trouble for Barcelona at home.

Yang Yang also smiled, but he thought of something else.

"Paco." Yang Yang came to Jesterdam, "Can you help me make a copy of the Barcelona video of the past few games? I'll take a look later."

Having worked together at Liverpool for three years, Yesterdam is also very familiar with Yang Yang's behavior, and of course he knows what he thinks.

Yang Yang wanted to spy on Barcelona's military situation in advance and prepare for the game a month later.

"Okay, of course there's no problem."

"In addition to the Kazan Ruby game, there are also two games against Inter Milan and Valencia." Yang Yang urged.

These three games are all Barcelona's worst games this season, with the games against Inter Milan and Valencia both 0-0.

"Don't worry, I'll prepare when the team disbands." Yesterdam laughed.

"Thanks." Yang Yang waved his hand.

"You're welcome." Yesterdam waved his hand indifferently.

Both of them know each other well and know that the other is not someone who likes politeness. A thankful look is better than anything else.